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Vocal Cord Paralysis (VCP)

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

Difficult AirwayAspirationDyspneaEdemaHypoxiaSmooth Emergence RequiredStridor

Pathophysiology

Vocal cord paralysis (VCP) is the absence of movement of one or both vocal cords. It is neurogenic — damage to the vagus, the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN), or the superior laryngeal nerve, or...

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