Strategies of screening and treating post-extubation Dysphagia: An overview of the situation in Greek-Cypriot icus

M Mpouzika, S Iordanou, M Kyranou, K Iliopoulou… - Healthcare, 2023 - mdpi.com
Post-extubation dysphagia (PED) can lead to serious health problems in critically ill patients.
Contrasting its high incidence rate of 12.4% reported in a recent observational study, many …

Comparative analysis of the prevalence of dysphagia in patients with mild COVID-19 and those with aspiration pneumonia alone: findings of the videofluoroscopic …

J Kim, B Ryu, Y Kim, Y Choi, E Lee - Medicina, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background and Objectives: Patients recovering from mild coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
reportedly have dysphagia or difficulty in swallowing. We compared the prevalence of …

A bedside swallowing screen for the identification of post-extubation dysphagia on the intensive care unit–validation of the Gugging Swallowing Screen (GUSS)—ICU

C Troll, M Trapl-Grundschober, Y Teuschl, A Cerrito… - BMC …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose Screening for dysphagia at the intensive care unit (ICU) soon after extubation can
prevent aspiration, pneumonia, lower mortality, and shorten re-feeding interval. This study …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of oropharyngeal dysphagia and risk of mortality among hospitalized COVID-19 patients: A meta-analysis

CL Lee, G Huang, KJ Banda, YH Chu… - Journal of Global …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Post-extubation and neurologic complications in COVID-19 patients have been
shown to cause oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD). We performed the first meta-analysis to …

A retrospective study of patients presenting with speech and language therapy needs within multidisciplinary Long COVID services: A service evaluation describing …

S Chalmers, K Harrall, SY Wong… - … Journal of Language …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background Post‐COVID Syndrome (also known as Long COVID) refers to the multi‐
system condition affecting individuals following COVID‐19 infection. This can include …

Self-perceived dysphagia in non-invasively ventilated COVID-19 patients

MS Shadi, M Farahat - European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, 2022 - Springer
Purpose COVID-19 is known to present with a wide range of clinical symptoms. COVID-19-
related dysphagia has been frequently investigated in patients who were critically ill and …

Dysphagia prevalence and outcomes associated with the evolution of COVID-19 and its variants in critically ill patients

NA Clayton, A Freeman-Sanderson, E Walker - Dysphagia, 2024 - Springer
Data collected during the 2020–21 COVID-19 alpha wave indicated dysphagia prevalence
rates up to 93%. Whilst many patients recovered during hospital admission, some …

The effect of behavioral therapy on dysphagia of acute ischemic stroke patients feeding with a nasogastric tube

NTT Hien, TH Thong, LT Tung, TT Tinh, TH Trung - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
This prospective observational study aimed to assess the impact of behavioral therapy on
dysphagia in patients with acute ischemic stroke undergoing nasogastric tube feeding. The …

Resuming Swallowing and Oral Feeding in Tracheostomized COVID-19 Patients: Experience of a Swiss COVID-Center and Narrative Literature Review

R Forni, E Jacot, G Ruoppolo, A Amitrano, A Ogna - Medical Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
During the COVID-19 pandemic, percutaneous tracheostomy proved to be an effective
option in the management of patients with prolonged periods of intubation. In fact, among …

Long-Term Evolution of Activities of Daily Life (ADLs) in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients, a Case Series

S Ceruti, A Glotta, M Biggiogero, M Marzano, G Bona… - Healthcare, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: The most common long-term symptoms of critically ill COVID-19 patients are
fatigue, dyspnea and mental confusion. Adequate monitoring of long-term morbidity, mainly …