Table 3 - Proposed mechanisms of tracheotomy induced aspiration
From the following article
Surgical intervention and treatment of oral, pharyngeal motor disorders
Eugene A. Chu and James H. Kelly
GI Motility online (2006)
doi:10.1038/gimo51
| Esophageal compression by inflated cuff24 |
| Desensitization and disruption of laryngeal reflexes owing to chronic upper airway |
| Bypass29 |
| Prevention of upward excursion of larynx and reduced anterior rotation25, 28 |
| Loss of ability to generate subglottic air pressure27, 28 |
| Disuse atrophy of laryngeal muscles26 |
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