Lower Cranial Nerves Paralysis Following Prone-Position Mechanical Ventilation

Crit Care Med. 2017 Aug;45(8):e865-e866. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000002411.

Abstract

Objective: To communicate a complication of prone-position ventilation.

Data sources: Case history.

Study selection: Case report.

Data extraction and data synthesis: Clinical information from medical record.

Conclusions: This is a very infrequent cause of dysphagia following prone-position ventilation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cranial Nerve Diseases / etiology*
  • Glossopharyngeal Nerve Diseases / etiology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Paralysis / etiology*
  • Prone Position*
  • Respiration, Artificial / adverse effects*
  • Respiration, Artificial / methods*
  • Respiratory Distress Syndrome / therapy*