Carotid endarterectomy significantly improves postoperative laryngeal sensitivity Georg Philipp Hammer, MD, Peter Valentin Tomazic, MD, Sarah Vasicek, MD, Matthias Graupp, MD, Markus Gugatschka, MD, Anneliese Baumann, MD, Peter Konstantiniuk, MD, Stephan Herwig Koter, MD Journal of Vascular Surgery Volume 64, Issue 5, Pages 1303-1310 (November 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2016.04.032 Copyright © 2016 The Authors Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Sensory thresholds in mm Hg examined by Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing With Sensory Testing (FEESST; Pentax Medical Company, Montvale, NJ) on the operated side (n = 26) and the contralateral side (control group; n = 26). The horizontal lines at 4.0 and 6.0 mm Hg show the defined laryngopharyngeal sensory thresholds according to Aviv et al22,23 (normal <4.0 mm Hg air-pulse pressure [APP], moderate deficit 4.0-6.0 mm Hg APP, and severe deficit >6.0 mm Hg). The horizontal line in the middle of each box indicates the median; the top and bottom borders of the box mark the 75th and 25th percentiles, respectively, the whiskers above and below the box show the maximum and minimum, respectively, and the circles indicate outliers. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2016 64, 1303-1310DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2016.04.032) Copyright © 2016 The Authors Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Sensory thresholds in mm Hg examined by Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing With Sensory Testing (FEESST; Pentax Medical Company, Montvale, NJ) on the operated-on side: comparison between patients with (n = 8) and without (n = 18) postoperative laryngopharyngeal hematoma. SD, Standard deviation. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2016 64, 1303-1310DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2016.04.032) Copyright © 2016 The Authors Terms and Conditions