Background Although the exact cause of dysphagia after cardiac operations is unknown,
timely diagnosis is critical to avoid a devastating aspiration event. Accordingly, we sought to …

Background Controversy exists about the incidence of dysphagia after cardiac operations,
and very little is known about the baseline risk in this patient population. This study …

Although the true incidence of postoperative dysphagia after cardiac surgery is unknown, it
has been reported to occur in 3 to 21.6 per cent of patients. Historically, dysphagia has been …

Background This study aimed at developing and validating a scoring model to stratify
critically ill patients after cardiac surgery based on risk for dysphagia, a common but often …

Objectives The study objectives were to determine the prevalence of swallowing impairment
in adults after cardiac surgery and examine associated risk factors and health-related …

Purpose This retrospective audit set out to identify referral rates, swallowing characteristics,
and risk factors for dysphagia and silent aspiration in at-risk patients after cardiac surgery …

Following cardiovascular (CV) surgery, prolonged mechanical ventilation of> 48 h increases
dysphagia frequency over tenfold: 51% compared to 3–4% across all durations. Our primary …

Aims Post-extubation dysphagia (PED), an often overlooked problem, is a common and
serious complication associated with mortality and major morbidity after cardiovascular …

Purpose: To identify the main factors associated with oropharyngeal dysphagia following
cardiac surgery through a systematic review of the literature. Methods: A bibliographic …

The frequency, importance to patient outcomes, and independent predictors of postoperative
swallowing dysfunction documented by barium cineradiography were examined in 869 …