Decision-making for management of infants and children with swallowing and feeding
disorders (Goday et al., 2019) is based on knowledge of and goals for adequate nutrition …

Objectives/Hypothesis The natural clinical progression of aspiration to eventual pulmonary
compromise is not well understood. We hypothesized that dietary modification …

Abstract The Frazier Free Water Protocol was developed with the aim of providing patients
with dysphagia an option to consume thin (ie unthickened) water in-between mealtimes. A …

Objective To assess characteristics and outcomes of young children receiving intensive
multidisciplinary intervention for chronic food refusal and feeding tube dependence. Study …

Background Clinicians working in mental health in-patient settings may have to use
nasogastric tube feeding under physical restraint to reverse the life-threatening …

Introduction: The evidence on the efficacy of nutrition therapy to prevent complications of
dysphagia is based on observational studies that used different tools for nutritional and …

Self-perception of disease is increasingly recognized as a determinant of health. The Eating
Assessment Tool-10 (EAT-10) is a functional health status questionnaire that measures the …

Background Dysphagia is a frequent condition in older nursing home residents (NHRs)
which may cause malnutrition and death. Nevertheless, its prevalence is still underestimated …

Introduction Nasogastric feeding tubes are displaced with an increased risk of aspiration
and problems impacting on patient recovery/prognosis. Prior to the introduction of nasal …