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Lower Cranial Nerves Paralysis Following Prone-Position Mechanical Ventilation

Trejo-Gabriel-Galan, Jose M. MD1; Perea-Rodriguez, Maria Eugenia MD2; Aicua-Rapun, Irene MD1; Martinez-Barrio, Esther MD2

doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000002411
Online Case Reports

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.

1Department of Neurology, Hospital Universitario de Burgos, Islas Baleares, Burgos, Spain.

2Department of ICU, Hospital Universitario de Burgos, Islas Baleares, Burgos, Spain.

All authors have been involved in the care and diagnosis of the patient; they have critically reviewed the work and approved its final version, and they are accountable for all aspects of the work.

The authors have disclosed that they do not have any potential conflicts of interest.

For information regarding this article, E-mail: jtrejogyg@gmail.com

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