Background Dysphagia is common in intensive care unit (ICU) patients, yet it remains
underrecognized and often unmanaged despite being associated with life-threatening …

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 …

Objectives To investigate how oropharyngeal muscle strength training affected the safety
and performance of swallowing in patients with poststroke oropharyngeal dysphagia …

Introduction Dysphagia is a common functional disorder after stroke. Most patients post-
stroke are incapable of oral feeding, which often leads to complications such as malnutrition …

Methods: A randomized controlled trial was conducted in critical care units of a tertiary care
setting, where 92 post-extubation patients who had undergone intubation for≥ 48 hours …

Objective Dysphagia is a common condition that can independently lead to death in patients
in the intensive care unit (ICU), particularly those who require mechanical ventilation …

Objective: This review evaluates the efficacy and safety of dysphagia interventions for
patients with prolonged endotracheal intubation (⩾ 48 h) in critical care units. Data Sources …

Aspiration pneumonia is a lower respiratory tract infection that results from inhalation of
foreign material, often gastric and oropharyngeal contents. It is important to distinguish this …

Purpose: Patients undergoing cardiac surgery are reported to be at higher risk for
oropharyngeal dysphagia and aspiration, which may predispose them to respiratory …

Objetivo. Investigar os fatores clínico-neurológicos e a afasia em pacientes com AVCi
maligno no hemisfério cerebral esquerdo, submetidos ou não a craniectomia …