Dear Editor, With great interest we read the recent excellent article by Dr Brodsky [1] on post-
extubation dysphagia (PED). We agree that we as intensivists are indeed daily confronted …

Invasive mechanical ventilation is one of the most common interventions in critically ill
patients, and is characteristic, if not defining, of ICU therapy. 1 Much attention has been paid …

Objective: This review evaluates the efficacy and safety of dysphagia interventions for
patients with prolonged endotracheal intubation (⩾ 48 h) in critical care units. Data Sources …

Post‐extubation dysphagia is a condition that is becoming a growing concern. The condition
occurs in 3–62% of extubated patients and can be related to mixed aetiologies, such as …

Purpose This study provided preliminary data on the occurrence and impact of
postextubation dysphagia in the largest Greek step-down intensive care unit (ICU) over 2 …

Intubation and mechanical ventilation are often required to support critically ill patients.
These are life-sustaining measures and when they are no longer necessary, patients need …

Swallowing disorders and respective consequences (including aspiration-induced
pneumonia) are often observed in extubated ICU patients with data indicating that a large …

Methods: We recruited participants with moderate to severe COPD and healthy age matched
controls and young controls. And tested their tongue strength, swallowing capacity …

We thank Dr Fu and colleagues for their interest in our study, in which we assessed the
current standard of clinical practice for oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) in intensive care units …

With great interest, we read the meta-analysis by Duncan et al. on the comparison of the
clinical effectiveness of dysphagia interventions compared to standard care in improving …