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- A Fernández-Carmona, L Peñas-Maldonado, E Yuste-Osorio, and A Díaz-Redondo.
- Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos, Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, España. afernandezcarmona@hotmail.com
- Med Intensiva. 2012 Aug 1;36(6):423-33.
AbstractAirway isolation by endotracheal intubation or tracheostomy impedes or even interrupts speech and swallowing. Pharyngeal and laryngeal impairment frequently occurs after extubation or de-cannulation, common consequences being dysphonia, dysphagia and the aspiration of oral secretions, food, or fluids. Aspiration often leads to pneumonia and eventually death. Although the literature reports a high frequency of dysphagia following intubation and tracheostomy, the data vary considerably, and the true incidence of oropharyngeal dysphagia following artificial airway isolation remains to be established. We conducted a systematic review of the available evidence, in order to assess oropharyngeal dysphagia physiology, diagnosis and treatment.Copyright © 2011 Elsevier España, S.L. and SEMICYUC. All rights reserved.
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