Objecetive: Dysphagia has become one of the important factors that cause malnutrition in
the whole age group. At present, tube feeding is still the mainstream means to solve the …

No guidelines have been established for the evaluation of swallowing function following
extubation. The factors of bedside swallowing evaluations (BSEs) that are associated with …

Background COVID-19 disease often requires invasive ventilatory support. Trans-laryngeal
intubation of the trachea may cause laryngeal injury, possibly compounded by coronavirus …

Purpose Cardiothoracic surgery is known to result in dysphagia and laryngeal injury. While
prevalence has been explored, extent, trajectory and longevity of symptoms are poorly …

Objective: to identify factors associated with dysphagia in patients undergoing prolonged
orotracheal intubation (pOTI) and the post-extubation consequences. Methods: 150 patients …

The UK National Tracheostomy Safety Project and the role of... : Current Opinion in
Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery The UK National Tracheostomy Safety Project …

INTRODUCTION Oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) is often observed in critically ill patients. In
most affected patients OD persists throughout hospital stay and negatively impacts on …

COVID-19 has resulted in unprecedented numbers of patients treated at intensive care units
(ICUs). Dysphagia is a key concern in critical illness survivors. We investigated the severity …

Background Although the exact cause of dysphagia after cardiac operations is unknown,
timely diagnosis is critical to avoid a devastating aspiration event. Accordingly, we sought to …

Beatmungstherapie stellt einen zentralen und wesentlichen Bestandteil der modernen
Intensivmedizin dar. Sie kommt bei Patienten mit schwerer respiratorischer Insuffizienz …