Data collected during the 2020–21 COVID-19 alpha wave indicated dysphagia prevalence
rates up to 93%. Whilst many patients recovered during hospital admission, some …

Background The impact of COVID-19 on swallowing function is not well understood. Despite
low hospital admission rates in Australia, the virus and subsequent treatment affects swallow …

Patients hospitalized with COVID-19 may be at risk for dysphagia and vulnerable to
associated consequences. We investigated predictors for dysphagia and its severity in a …

ObjectivesAs the pathophysiology of Covid-19 emerges, this paper describes dysphagia as
a sequela of the disease, including its diagnosis and management, hypothesised causes …

Purpose Long term acute care hospitals (LTACHs) saw a significant increase in COVID-19
patients with prolonged acute illness recovery. Speech language pathologists (SLP) in …

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: COVID-19 is a multisystem disease complicated by respiratory failure requiring
sustanined mechanical ventilation (MV). Prolongued oro-tracheal intubation is associated to …

Background & aims Dysphagia can be a consequence of prolonged hospitalization in
intensive care units (ICUs) due to severe SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia. This study aims at …

ObjectivePost-extubation dysphagia in critically ill patients is known to affect about 18 per
cent of mixed medical-surgical intensive care unit patients. This study investigated the …

Objective To explore swallowing function and risk factors associated with delayed recovery
of swallowing in patients with COVID-19 post–invasive mechanical ventilation using the …