Post-extubation Assessment of Laryngeal Symptoms and Severity

Exclusion Criteria

• •Pre-existing dysphonia, dysphagia
• •Pre-existing central nervous system, neuromuscular, or connective tissue disease
• •Prior tracheotomy and/or tracheotomy placed prior to enrollment
• •History of major thoracic surgery (e.g., sternotomy, thoracotomy) prior to the current admission
• •Head and/or neck disease
• •Head and/or neck surgery other than tonsillectomy
• •Known or suspected anatomical abnormalities or pre-intubation trauma of the oral cavity, pharynx, larynx, or esophagus
• •Unlikely to be extubated (i.e., expected death)