Assessment of dysphagia may include instrumental or non-instrumental measures—
frequently both. The clinical evaluation is a collection of, largely, non-instrumental measures …

Dysphagia has been recognized as a variable that increases hospital length of stay and
influences patient outcome. Additionally, in young children, it can seriously affect physical …

The evaluation of swallowing disorders currently uses a variety of methods. The most
common dichotomy is between instrumental and noninstrumental or clinical examinations …

Clinical evaluation, both instrumental and noninstrumental, plays an important role in the
swallowing assessment of the patients with dysphagia. The gathered information from …

Making Dysphagia Easier to Swallow: A Review for the Practicing Clinician - ScienceDirect
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A clinical swallowing examination (CSE) is generally believed to be inadequate for making
judgments regarding swallowing physiology compared to objective assessments. A large …

“Screening” tests related to dysphagia should be differentiated from standard clinical
evaluations. As the term implies, a swallowing “screen” is performed, often at bedside, to …

We studied clinical features potentially related to dysphagia and three indices from a timed
test of swallowing—average volume per swallow (ml), average time (s) per swallow and …

The purpose of this study was to determine the nature of swallowing evaluation practices in
western Washington, specifically in terms of (a) components of the clinical examination most …

Purpose The purpose of this clinical focus article is to summarize the goal and process by
which identification of individuals at risk for having feeding problems or dysphagia is …