Lowering bronchoaspiration rate in an acute stroke unit by means of a 2 volume/3 texture dysphagia screening test with pulsioximetry.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.nrleng.2014.12.017
Abstract: Abstract Introduction During acute stroke, 30% of all patients present dysphagia and 50% of that subgroup will experience bronchoaspiration. Our aim was to compare mortality and bronchoaspiration rates associated with the water test compared to… read more here.
Keywords: acute stroke; bronchoaspiration; stroke unit; test ... See more keywords