In 2009, the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association published a
comprehensive scientific statement detailing the nursing care of the patient with an acute …

Purpose: The presence of oropharyngeal dysphagia increases the likelihood of prandial
aspiration, and aspiration increases the likelihood of a dysphagia-related pulmonary …

Background Life expectancy of individuals with Down syndrome (DS) has improved
significantly over the past decades. However, there are sparse data documenting the co …

Patients who are medically compromised may be at an increased risk of complications and
treatment errors following periodontal therapy. A review of the evidence on the topic is …

Background: thickened fluids are commonly advised to minimise the risk of aspiration in
people with dysphagia, although many do not comply with this treatment. In health …

Background In response to the pathophysiology and expected trajectory of dysphagia that
arises following treatment for head and neck cancer (HNC), an intensive and progressive …

Aspiration is a mechanism in which liquid or solid penetrates into the lungs, which overlaps
several disease states. Use of the terms aspiration and aspiration pneumonia is ambiguous …

Background We now have sufficient evidence demonstrating inequalities in specific
avoidable causes of death for adults with intellectual disability compared to their peers …

Purpose Published literature universally supports the provision of oral care in acute care
settings to decrease hospital-acquired aspiration pneumonia (HAAP) events. This evidence …

Introducción La neumonía asociada al accidente cerebrovascular (NAA) es frecuente; se
describe su asociación independiente con el aumento de la mortalidad, empeoramiento …