PURPOSE: The Frazier Water Protocol (FWP) is a part of dysphagia rehabilitation designed
to allow patients whose diet restrictions include thickened liquids (nectar, honey or pudding …

This feasibility study aimed to trial a Free Water Protocol (FWP) for patients with thin liquid
dysphagia in the Long-Term Acute Care Hospital (LTACH) setting. Patients with dysphagia …

Limited information is available regarding use of the Frazier free water protocol (FWP) with
hospitalized patients who have dysphagia and have survived a critical illness with …

Abstract The Frazier Free Water Protocol was developed with the aim of providing patients
with dysphagia an option to consume thin (ie unthickened) water in-between mealtimes. A …

There is considerable clinical interest in the risks and benefits of offering oral water intake, in
the form of water protocols, to patients with thin-liquid dysphagia. We describe the design …

Background: Safe and timely oral alimentation is crucial for optimum patient care. Objective:
To determine the short-term success of recommending specific oral diets, including drinking …

Clinicians who manage patients with dysphagia face especially difficult challenges when
working with patients who exhibit the aspiration of dietary fluids. These patients must be kept …

Design• Intended: retrospective intervention trial with historical controls (via chart review)–
Intervention group: all patients receiving FWP, Sept. 2006 to July 2007 (N= 30)–Hist …

Altering diets in patients with dysphagia is a common practice in speech-language
pathology (Garcia, Chambers, & Molander, 2005; Steele et al., 2015). One study examining …

Background: Pulmonary aspiration is a leading cause of nosocomial infection in the
intensive care unit (ICU) and step-down unit (SDU). A key goal is to identify patients who …