Background Admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) with mechanical ventilation can lead
to patients experiencing impaired swallowing and communication function. This can …

Purpose Patients admitted to critical care (CC) are at risk of impaired swallowing and
communication function. Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) play an important role in this …

Background Intensive care unit (ICU)–acquired dysphagia has severe consequences for
patients including increased morbidity and mortality. Standard operating procedures …

Background Dysphagia occurs in intensive care unit (ICU) patients. However, there is a lack
of epidemiological data on the prevalence of dysphagia in adult ICU patients. Objectives …

Purpose To measure the prevalence of speech-language pathologist (SLP) involvement and
associated trends for critically ill children in United States (US) paediatric intensive care …

Purpose The aim of this study was to conduct a systematic review of the literature relating to
the feasibility, utility, and safety of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) …

Background Dysphagia is common in intensive care unit (ICU) patients, yet it remains
underrecognized and often unmanaged despite being associated with life-threatening …

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 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 …

The role of the speech pathologist in the acute hospital setting has changed remarkably over
the last 10 to 15 years. The majority of the speech pathologist's caseload currently consists …