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Aims and objectives The current study surveyed nurse practice patterns for performing
swallowing screens in an academic cardiac intensive care unit (ICU). It aimed to index …

Patients requiring artificial airways and prolonged mechanical ventilation while in critical
care frequently suffer from various iatrogenic complications during and after hospitalization …

Patients who survive a critical illness often face a prolonged recovery characterized by
skeletal muscle wasting and neurological dysfunction. The muscles involved in swallowing …

© 2011 American Association of Critical-Care Nurses doi: 10.4037/ccn2011957 www.
ccnonline. org CriticalCareNurse Vol 31, No. 4, AUGUST 2011 95 safely swallow and may …

Background The resumption of oral feeding and free from pneumonia are important
therapeutic goals for critically ill patients who have been successfully extubated after …

Background Swallowing difficulties are common, and dysphagia occurs frequently in
intensive care unit (ICU) patients after extubation. Yet, no guidelines on postextubation …

Purpose To determine the effectiveness of dysphagia interventions compared to standard
care in improving oral intake and reducing aspiration for adults in acute and critical care …

Abstract Introduction: The Intensive Care Units (ICUs) are premises for the attention and
care of medically compromised patients. Early speech-language therapy aims to quickly …

Critical Care Medicine www. ccmjournal. org 1803 were examined using a logistic
regression model. Overall, 57% of those studied had at least moderate ALgI (simple …