Background Dysphagia is common and independently predicts death in ICU patients. Risk
factors for dysphagia are largely unknown, with sparse data available from mostly small …

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to identify the frequency of swallowing dysfunction
after extubation in a sample of patients with no preexisting dysphagia. Methods …

OBJECTIVES: Hospitalization in a PICU is a life-altering experience for children and their
families. Yet, little is known about the well-being of these children after their discharge. We …

Objectives: Tracheostomy and dysphagia often coexist during critical illness; however, given
the patient's medical complexity, understanding the evidence to optimize swallowing …

PURPOSE: This study sought to determine the utilization of speech-language pathologist
(SLPs) for the diagnosis and treatment of post-extubation dysphagia in survivors of …

Providing standardized, high-quality rehabilitation for critically ill patients is a crucial issue.
In 2017, the Japanese Society of Intensive Care Medicine (JSICM) promulgated the …

Swallowing evaluations are often delayed at least 24 h following extubation with the
assumption that swallow function improves over time. The purpose of this prospective cohort …

Objective To identify the associations between the duration of endotracheal intubation and
developing post-extubational supraglottic and infraglottic aspiration (PEA) and subsequent …

There is a high incidence of parental reporting of abnormal swallowing and feeding function
and the negative impacts thereof on children. As such there is a need for well validated …

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 …