Objectives To (1) assess the association between dysphagia and malnutrition as well as
other related factors and (2) investigate the nutritional interventions that are initiated in …

Dysphagia is most common in geriatric medicine. Aspirations may cause chronic
inflammatory syndrome or acute pneumonia or heart failure. At-risk patients should be …

Prevention of complications is the primary goal in patients with dysphagia. The most
common complications of dysphagia are aspiration pneumonia, malnutrition and …

An unprecedented demographic transformation is occurring as our population ages. Those
older than age 65 represent the fastest growing segment of the population. Within this older …

A speech-language pathologist assessing swallowing function may determine that an
individual is no longer able to meet his or her nutritional needs safely through oral feeding …

The purpose of this document is to guide healthcare professionals through the complex
decision-making process to support adults when eating and drinking with acknowledged …

The inpatient burden of dysphagia has primarily been evaluated in patients with stroke. It is
unclear whether dysphagia, irrespective of cause, is associated with worse clinical …

OBJECTIVES: To examine the effect of dysphasia and dysphagia on stroke outcome.
DESIGN: Retrospective database study. SETTING: Norfolk, United Kingdom …

Objectives: The aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of oropharyngeal
dysfunction with resultant aspiration in patients admitted after apparent life-threatening …

Objectives To assess the prevalence of oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) using the Eating
Assessment Tool (EAT-10) and its association with malnutrition and long-term mortality …