Abstract Background The Newcastle Laryngeal Hypersensitivity Questionnaire (LHQ) was
developed to measure abnormal laryngeal sensation and was originally validated in a …

Despite having the tools and techniques for tracheal intubation for> 4000 years [1], and
performing oral intubation with positive pressure mechanical ventilation for> 50 years [2] …

Dear Editor, We read with interest the recent excellent article by Duncan et al. on
interventions for oropharyngeal dysphagia in, as stated by the authors,“the acute and critical …

Background Dysphagia is common and independently predicts death in ICU patients. Risk
factors for dysphagia are largely unknown, with sparse data available from mostly small …

OBJECTIVES: Data on long-term effects of post-extubation dysphagia is lacking. We
investigate mid-and long-term clinical outcomes in a large sample of ICU patients with …

Background Post-extubation dysphagia has been associated with adverse health outcomes.
To assist service planning and process development for early identification, an …

Critical illness dysphagia is a major risk factor for complications such as (aspiration)
pneumonia, need for reintubation, malnutrition and death in the intensive care unit (ICU) and …

BACKGROUND Dysphagia is common and independently predicts death in ICU patients.
Risk factors for dysphagia are largely unknown with sparse data available from mostly small …

Dysphagia intervention should begin in the ICU whenever medically feasible. As reviewed
in part one of this series, Rodrigues et al.(2015) investigated early implementation of a …

Introduction Dysphagia is common among survivors of critical illness who required
mechanical ventilation during treatment. The risk factors associated with the development of …