Publications by authors named "E Zapater"
We described a Montgomery's thyroplasty using a set of measurement devices designed to achieve accurate individualised prosthesis placement. The objective of the present study was to describe the surgical techniques employed via a step-by-step video and show our results. In total, 42 modified thyroplasties were performed during the 10-year study period.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To validate and test the reliability of the 10-Item Unilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis-Voice Handicap Index (UVFP-HI-10) quality of life (QoL) questionnaire for patients with UVFP.
Design: Prospective describe study based on perceptive surveys.
Participants: We recruited 61 patients with UVFP and 53 healthy individuals comprised the control group.
Objective: To study the impact of age and the interval between disease diagnosis and death on the organotropism of SARS-CoV-2.
Method: Patients underwent post-mortem biopsies from lungs, Waldeyer ring, heart, liver, kidneys and bone marrow between 2020‒2021. SARS-CoV-2 organotropism was mapped by using molecular RT-PCR analyses for SARS-CoV2 targeting the Envelope gene (E), the RNA Polymerase Gene (RdRp), and the Nucleocapsid gene (N).
Objective: In order to establish the ideal anesthetic protocol in thyroplasty type I surgery, where the intraoperative voice test is used to guide the medialization of the paralyzed fold, we have studied the effects of a sedation with midazolam premedication and adjusted intravenous doses of propofol and remifentanil on voice quality in patients without vocal fold pathology undergoing otorhinolaryngology surgery other than thyroplasty.
Study Design: Prospective cross-sectional study included 40 adult patients.
Method: A voice recording was performed when the patient was fully awake and when an appropriate level of conscious sedation was reached.