Background and aim Aspiration and dysphagia are frequent in critically ill patients, and
evidence of the validity of bedside screening tests is lacking. This study evaluated the …

Background Oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) is prevalent among medical and geriatric
patients admitted due to acute illness and it is associated with malnutrition, increased length …

AIMS: To determine the accuracy of the bedside volume–viscosity swallow test (V-VST) for
clinical screening of impaired safety and efficacy of deglutition. METHODS: We studied 85 …

Clinical swallowing assessment in intensive care unit Page 1 Original Article Artigo Original
CoDAS 2013;25(1):1-7 Aline Rodrigues Padovani1 Danielle Pedroni Moraes2 Fernanda …

Objective To explore the sensitivity and specificity of the Chinese version of the volume and
viscosity swallowing test with modified safety and effectiveness indicators (VVST-CV) in …

Background Dysphagia with subsequent aspiration occurs in up to 60% of acute respiratory
failure (ARF) survivors. Accurate bedside tests for aspiration can reduce aspiration-related …

Background: Oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) is a major complaint among many patients with
neurological diseases and in the elderly, but is often underdiagnosed. The volume-viscosity …

The large majority of the available dysphagia screening tools has been developed for the
stroke population. Only few screening tools are suitable for heterogeneous groups of …

BACKGROUND: Swallowing dysfunction can occur after mechanical ventilation, leading to
complications such as aspiration and pneumonia. After mechanical ventilation, authors have …

Dysphagia occurs commonly in the intensive care unit (ICU). Despite the clinical relevance,
there is little worldwide research on prevention, assessment, evaluation, and/or treatment of …