Role of Prolonged Intubation in Vocal Fold Motion Impairment in Critically Ill Patients.

Objective: COVID-19 upsurge in orotracheal intubation (OTI) has opened a new opportunity for studying associated complications. Vocal fold motion impairment (VFMI) is a known complication of OTI. The present study sought to determine the impact of OTI and prolonged OTI on the risk of developing VFMI; to identify both risk and protective factors associated with it.

Observed Frequency and Characteristics of Hearing Loss in Osteogenesis Imperfecta.

Background: Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a rare group of genetic disorders affecting connective tissue, with consequent bone fragility, frequent fractures and skeletal deformity. Depending on the type, patients can have blue sclera, dentinogenesis imperfecta, and hearing loss.

Aim: To determine the frequency, type and audiometric characteristics of hearing loss in a group of patients with OI.