ICU-acquired swallowing disorders. Critical care medicine, Oct 2013, Vol. 41(10), p.2396-2405.
Macht, M., et al.
http://journals.lww.com/ccmjournal/Abstract/2013/10000/ICU_Acquired_Swallowing_Disorders.16.aspx
Patients hospitalized in the ICU can frequently develop swallowing disorders, resulting in an inability to effectively transfer food, liquids, and pills from their mouth to stomach. The complications of these disorders can be devastating, including aspiration, reintubation, pneumonia, and a prolonged hospital length of stay. As a result, critical care practitioners should understand the optimal diagnostic strategies, proposed mechanisms, and downstream complications of these ICU-acquired swallowing disorders.
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