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 …

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 …

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 …

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: Dysphagia is common among stroke and acquired brain injury (ABI) patients
and may result in aspiration. To reduce the risk of thin liquid aspiration, patients are often …

The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of a water protocol on the incidence of
aspiration pneumonia in persons with cerebrovascular accident and dysphagia admitted to …

Background The free water protocol (FWP) is an alternate management strategy for patients
with dysphagia, who would otherwise be nil by mouth or prescribed thickened fluids …

The “Things We Do for No Reason”(TWDFNR) series reviews practices that have become
common parts of hospital care but may provide little value to our patients. Practices reviewed …

Background Free water protocols allow patients who aspirate thin liquids and meet eligibility
criteria to have access to water or ice according to specific guidelines. Limited research is …