“What are you doing here in the ICU?”, this is a question I was once asked early in my
speech pathology career. Provision of highly effective and person-centred care for critically …

Background Admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) with mechanical ventilation can lead
to patients experiencing impaired swallowing and communication function. This can …

Methods: Prospective telephone survey of Australian adult ICUs. The survey contained 53
questions targeting detailed workforce demographics, clinical practices, team environments …

Background Intensive care unit (ICU)–acquired dysphagia has severe consequences for
patients including increased morbidity and mortality. Standard operating procedures …

Objectives: To describe the patterns of recovery of swallowing and/or communication deficits
for intensive care unit (ICU) patients admitted with sepsis and to describe healthcare …

Background Dysphagia occurs in intensive care unit (ICU) patients. However, there is a lack
of epidemiological data on the prevalence of dysphagia in adult ICU patients. Objectives …

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

Background Identifying dysphagia as a potential complication of sepsis may improve
swallowing function and survival while decreasing hospital length of stay. Objectives Our …

The continuum of care is a term used to describe the collective phases of patients' illnesses.
In critical care, it is recognised that phases such as preeintensive care unit (ICU), during …

Purpose Patients admitted to critical care (CC) are at risk of impaired swallowing and
communication function. Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) play an important role in this …