Aim The Quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment, and confusion, urea, respiratory rate,
blood pressure and age (CURB‐65) scores have been used as prognostic factors of …

Background Dysphagia or “swallowing difficulties” is characterized by pain or discomfort
during the swallowing process and may include experiencing difficulty with swallowing …

Aim: Dysphagia is common in the elderly and is associated with increased morbidity and
mortality. We undertook a prospective study to determine the usefulness of a simple bedside …

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the
elderly, and the leading cause of death among residents of nursing homes. Oropharyngeal …

Swallowing disorders (or dysphagia) are common in the elderly and their prevalence is often
underestimated. They may result in serious complications including dehydration …

Objective The aim of this study is to explore the prevalence of swallowing difficulties (SWD)
and their associations with nutritional status, eating habits, nutritional care, and mortality …

Aim The Nutrition Support Team (NST) assessed the severity of dysphagia in elderly
patients admitted to the internal medical department, and the appropriate nutritional …

The purpose of this study was to describe the swallowing characteristics of elderly patients
requiring mechanical ventilation with tracheostomy admitted to a long-term, acute-care …

Enteral Nutrition (EN), also named Tube feeding (TF), refers to nutrition therapy where
enteral nutrition formula is delivered to gastrointestinal tract of an individual, mostly via …

Background Aspiration pneumonia (AP) is a subset of pneumonia caused by the aspiration
of food and fluids to the lungs and is highly prevalent in the older population. Oropharyngeal …