Background Hospitalizations for aspiration pneumonia have doubled among older adults.
Using a bedside water swallow test (WST) to screen for swallowing-related aspiration can …

The purpose of this prospective, double-blinded, multirater, systematic replication study was
to investigate agreement for aspiration risk, in the same individual, between …

Use of high-flow oxygen via nasal cannula (HFO 2-NC) is increasingly common in intensive
care unit (ICU) settings. Despite the critical interface between respiration and swallowing …

Background: Post-extubation dysphagia is associated with an increased incidence of
nosocomial pneumonias, longer hospitalizations, and higher re-intubation rates. The …

Background Patients who receive prolonged endotracheal intubation (> 48 hours) are at risk
for dysphagia. Nurses should conduct swallowing assessments after extubation because of …

We have made every effort to ensure that all information in this book is evidence-based and
has been published in peer-reviewed journals. This is important in the area of swallow …

The use of thickened liquids is a common compensatory strategy to improve swallow safety.
The purpose of this study was to determine the optimal liquid viscosity to use to promote …

Background To utilize cervical auscultation as a means of screening for risk of dysphagia,
we must first determine how the signal differs between healthy subjects and subjects with …

Cervical auscultation is a method for assessing swallowing performance. However, its ability
to serve as a classification tool for a practical clinical assessment method is not fully …

Aims and objectives (1) To describe the results of a web‐based teaching module used by
registered nurses to identify patients at risk of aspiration and (2) to determine accuracy of the …