Open AccessVocal cord movement: can it be accurately graded?
Author(s) -
Catriona M. Douglas,
Radhika Me,
John H. Montgomery,
Richard Townsley,
Omar Hilmi,
Malcolm A. Buchanan,
Sean Robertson,
Lykourgos Petropoulakis,
John J. Soraghan,
Heba Lakany,
Kenneth MacKenzie
Publication year - 2024
Publication title -
annals of the royal college of surgeons of england
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.39
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1478-7083
pISSN - 0035-8843
DOI - 10.1308/rcsann.2022.0091
Subject(s) - cord , medicine , movement (music) , audiology , grading (engineering) , reliability (semiconductor) , surgery , philosophy , quantum mechanics , engineering , aesthetics , power (physics) , civil engineering , physics
Flexible nasendoscopy (FNE) is the principal assessment method for vocal cord movement. Because the procedure is inherently subjective it may not be possible for clinicians to grade the degree of vocal cord movement reliably. The aim of this study was to assess the accuracy and consistency of grading vocal cord movement as viewed via FNE.