Critical Care Medicine www. ccmjournal. org 1235 time to adequate verbal communication,
quality of life, and psychological well being are affected. Also, staff time and staff perceptions …

Patients in adult, pediatric, and neonatal intensive care settings often require the services of
a speech-language pathologist. It is common practice to consult a speech pathologist to …

Purpose Newly diagnosed swallowing dysfunction is rare, with an incidence< 1% in
hospitalized patients. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the incidence and clinical …

Background Post-extubation dysphagia (PED) is recognized as a common complication in
the intensive care unit (ICU). Speech and language therapy (SLT) can potentially help …

More than 5 million patients are admitted to US intensive care units (ICUs) each year. Many
of these patients have risk factors for dysphagia. Dysphagia must be promptly addressed …

DISCUSSION Acute care speech pathologists are often consulted to evaluate swallowing
following extubation. Swallowing is an intricate process “requiring the precise timing and …

BACKGROUND: Swallowing dysfunction can occur after mechanical ventilation, leading to
complications such as aspiration and pneumonia. After mechanical ventilation, authors have …

Clinical swallowing assessment in intensive care unit Page 1 Original Article Artigo Original
CoDAS 2013;25(1):1-7 Aline Rodrigues Padovani1 Danielle Pedroni Moraes2 Fernanda …

Dear Editor, There is increasing interest in complications of critical illness, which may play a
major role in lengthening the duration of hospitalization [1]. Between 42 and 60% of critically …

Dear Editor, Inability to speak during mechanical ventilation (MV) increases
psychoemotional distress during ICU treatment [1]. Although relevant for all ICU patients, this …