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 …

Dysphagia may present in all critically ill patients and large-scale clinical data show that eg
post-extubation dysphagia (PED) is commonly observed in intensive care unit (ICU) …

Postextubation dysphagia may impose a substantial burden on intensive care unit patients
and healthcare systems. Approximately 517,000 patients survive mechanical ventilation …

Background & aims Dysphagia following endotracheal intubation, also known as
postextubation dysphagia (PED), is generally observed in survivors of critical illness …

Introduction Dysphagia is common among survivors of critical illness who required
mechanical ventilation during treatment. The risk factors associated with the development of …

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 …

Objectives: Swallowing disorders may be associated with adverse clinical outcomes in
patients following invasive mechanical ventilation. We investigated the incidence of …

Objectives: Patients hospitalized in the ICU can frequently develop swallowing disorders,
resulting in an inability to effectively transfer food, liquids, and pills from their mouth to …

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

Dysphagia occurs commonly in the intensive care unit (ICU). Despite the clinical relevance,
there is little worldwide research on prevention, assessment, evaluation, and/or treatment of …