Background: Patients with dysphagia are at an increased risk of stroke-associated
pneumonia. There is wide variation in the way patients are screened and assessed during …

Background Post-stroke dysphagia (PSD) has been associated with high risk of aspiration
pneumonia and mortality. However, limited evidence on pooled prevalence of post-stroke …

Background There is no robust evidence that screening patients with acute stroke for
dysphagia reduces the risk of stroke-associated pneumonia (SAP), or of how quickly it …

Dysphagia is associated with increased risk of stroke-associated pneumonia (SAP).
However, it is unclear what other factors contribute to that risk or which measures may …

Background and purpose While formal screening for dysphagia following acute stroke is
strongly recommended, there is little evidence on how multi-consistency screening and …

Background: Dysphagia is associated with poor outcome in stroke patients. Studies
investigating the association of dysphagia and early dysphagia screening (EDS) with …

Dysphagia increases the risk of pneumonia in stroke patients. This study aimed to evaluate
bedside swallowing screening for prevention of stroke-associated pneumonia (SAP) in …

Background Early identification of dysphagia aims to mitigate the risk of health
consequences in adults poststroke; however, the evidence from experimental trials alone is …

Background and Purpose—Dysphagia can lead to pneumonia and subsequent death after
acute stroke. However, no prospective study has demonstrated reduced pneumonia …

Post-stroke dysphagia (PSD) is present in more than 50% of acute stroke patients, increases
the risk of complications, in particular aspiration pneumonia, malnutrition and dehydration …