Stroke; a journal of cerebral circulation
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The published data on the relationship between dysphagia and both outcome and complications after acute stroke have been inconclusive. We examined the relationship between these, using bedside assessment and videofluoroscopic examination. ⋯ Bedside assessment of swallowing is of use in identifying patients at risk of developing complications. The value of routine screening with videofluoroscopy to detect aspiration is questioned.
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Comparative Study
Cerebral oxygenation during cardiopulmonary resuscitation with epinephrine and vasopressin in pigs.
Administration of vasopressin during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) improves vital organ blood flow compared with epinephrine, but the effect of vasopressin on cerebral oxygenation and cerebral venous hypercarbia during CPR has not previously been studied. ⋯ Compared with epinephrine, vasopressin not only increases cerebral blood flow but also improves cerebral oxygenation and decreases cerebral venous hypercarbia when administered during CPR in pigs.