Enrique Zapater

Dr. Enrique Zapater

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Academic Career Length

33Years (1994-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 March 2010 in Oral Diseases
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Enrique Zapater
JBJv Bagán
Jv Bagán
FCF Carbonell
F Carbonell
JBJ Basterra
J Basterra

17 April 2009 in Head & Neck
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Enrique Zapater
SFSoledad Frías
Soledad Frías
APAna Pérez
Ana Pérez
JBJorge Basterra
Jorge Basterra

1 December 2006 in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery
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JBJorge Basterra
Jorge Basterra
SFSoledad Frías
Soledad Frías
RJRamon Alba Jose
Ramon Alba Jose
APAna Pérez
Ana Pérez
EZEnrique Zapater
Enrique Zapater

5 December 2013 in The Laryngoscope
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EZEnrique Zapater
Enrique Zapater
AGAinhoa García‐Lliberós
Ainhoa García‐Lliberós
ILIsabel López
Isabel López
RMRosa Moreno
Rosa Moreno
JBJorge Basterra
Jorge Basterra

1 June 2009 in Auris Nasus Larynx
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EZEnrique Zapater
Enrique Zapater
RHR. Hernández
R. Hernández
RRR. Reboll
R. Reboll
APA. Pérez
A. Pérez
JAJ.R. Alba
J.R. Alba
JBJ. Basterra
J. Basterra

18 May 2023 in Life
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EHEstefanía Hernández-García
Estefanía Hernández-García
RHRosa Hernández-Sandemetrio
Rosa Hernández-Sandemetrio
AQAna Quintana-Sanjuás
Ana Quintana-Sanjuás
EZEnrique Zapater
Enrique Zapater
RGRamón González-Herranz
Ramón González-Herranz
GPGuillermo Plaza
Guillermo Plaza
Many of the patients with COVID-19 have suffered respiratory distress requiring prolonged endotracheal intubation (ETI) resulting in laryngotracheal complication with an impact on breathing, phonation, and swallowing. Our aim is to describe laryngeal injuries diagnosed after ETI in patients with COVID-19 in a multicentre study. Methods: A prospective descriptive observational study was conducted from January 2021 to December 2021, including COVID-19 patients with laryngeal complications due to ETI diagnosed in several Spanish hospitals. We analyzed the epidemiological data, previous comorbidities, mean time to ICU admission and ETI, need for tracheostomy, mean time on invasive mechanical ventilation until tracheostomy or weaning, mean time in ICU, type of residual lesions, and their treatment. Results: We obtained the collaboration of nine hospitals during the months of January 2021 to December 2021. A total of 49 patients were referred. Tracheostomy was performed in 44.9%, being late in most cases (more than 7–10 days). The mean number of days of ETI until extubation was 17.63 days, and the main post-intubation symptoms were dysphonia, dyspnea, and dysphagia, in 87.8%, 34.7%, and 42.9%, respectively. The most frequent injury was altered laryngeal mobility, present in 79.6%. Statistically, there is a greater amount of stenosis after late ETI and after delayed tracheostomy, not observing the data with the immobility alterations. Conclusion: The mean number of days of ETI was long, according to the latest guidelines, with the need for several cycles of pronation. This long ETI may have had an impact on the increase of subsequent laryngeal sequelae, such as altered laryngeal mobility or stenosis.