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Multivariate analysis investigated the association between clinical variables and PROMs.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      308 patients enrolled; 271 were admitted with COVID to the ICU. 221 were intubated (81.5%); 50 patients admitted to the ICU did not require intubation (18.5%). Mean follow\u2010up was 489 days after discharge (95% CI: 452\u2010526). Mean intubation duration was 17 days (95% CI: 15\u201019). Median endotracheal tube (ETT) size was 7.5. Intubation was associated with higher VHI\u201010 score (15 vs 10;\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009.01) and lower CPIB score (27 vs 30;\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u2009.01). When controlling for ETT size, multivariate analysis did not show a relationship between intubation duration and VHI\u201010 or CPIB scores but was associated with worse CCQ score (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009.04).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Survivors of COVID infection requiring ICU admission and intubation have persistent functional impairments in voicing and breathing more than 1 year after their hospitalization. While COVID survivorship and \u201clong COVID\u201d have centered on neuropsychiatric and metabolic outcomes, this study highlights the unappreciated negative impact of endotracheal intubation on voice and communication related to this illness and reinforces the relationship between duration of intubation and subjective dyspnea after surviving critical illness.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/oto2.70234","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,30]],"date-time":"2026-06-30T20:19:26Z","timestamp":1782850766000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Voice Outcomes of Patients Intubated for Critical COVID Illness: A Multicenter Study"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"10","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7423-4964","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Francesco F.","family":"Caruana","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Otolaryngology\u2013Head 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