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Ability to swallow

MedGen UID:
650272
•Concept ID:
C0566355
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Finding
SNOMED CT: Ability to swallow (288935001)

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Intensive care professionals' perspectives on dysphagia management: A focus group study.
Nielsen AH, Kaldan G, Nielsen BH, Kristensen GJ, Shiv L, Egerod I
Aust Crit Care 2023 Jul;36(4):528-535. Epub 2022 May 21 doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2022.04.004. PMID: 35610091
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy: An update on its indications, management, complications, and care.
Lucendo AJ, Friginal-Ruiz AB
Rev Esp Enferm Dig 2014 Dec;106(8):529-39. PMID: 25544410
Evaluation and treatment of speech and swallowing disorders associated with myopathies.
Sonies BC
Curr Opin Rheumatol 1997 Nov;9(6):486-95. doi: 10.1097/00002281-199711000-00003. PMID: 9375277

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Screening for aspiration risk associated with dysphagia in acute stroke.
Boaden E, Burnell J, Hives L, Dey P, Clegg A, Lyons MW, Lightbody CE, Hurley MA, Roddam H, McInnes E, Alexandrov A, Watkins CL
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2021 Oct 18;10(10):CD012679. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012679.pub2. PMID: 34661279Free PMC Article
Swallowing exercises for head and neck cancer patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized control trials.
Banda KJ, Chu H, Kao CC, Voss J, Chiu HL, Chang PC, Chen R, Chou KR
Int J Nurs Stud 2021 Feb;114:103827. Epub 2020 Nov 11 doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2020.103827. PMID: 33352439
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy: An update on its indications, management, complications, and care.
Lucendo AJ, Friginal-Ruiz AB
Rev Esp Enferm Dig 2014 Dec;106(8):529-39. PMID: 25544410
Dysphagia.
Malandraki G, Robbins J
Handb Clin Neurol 2013;110:255-71. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-52901-5.00021-6. PMID: 23312646
Dysphagia in the elderly.
Humbert IA, Robbins J
Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am 2008 Nov;19(4):853-66, ix-x. doi: 10.1016/j.pmr.2008.06.002. PMID: 18940645Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Efficacy of a Flavored Lubricating Oral Spray on Medication Swallowing in Older Individuals.
Kavalam P, Benkart C, Kim C, Kalinousky D, Parbuoni K, Cooke CE, Morgan JA
Sr Care Pharm 2023 Jun 1;38(6):252-257. doi: 10.4140/TCP.n.2023.252. PMID: 37231572
Screening for aspiration risk associated with dysphagia in acute stroke.
Boaden E, Burnell J, Hives L, Dey P, Clegg A, Lyons MW, Lightbody CE, Hurley MA, Roddam H, McInnes E, Alexandrov A, Watkins CL
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2021 Oct 18;10(10):CD012679. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012679.pub2. PMID: 34661279Free PMC Article
Multifaceted Approach to Enhance Pill-Swallowing Ability in Children and Adults With Barth Syndrome.
Reynolds S, Tucker ME
Am J Occup Ther 2019 Jul/Aug;73(4):7304345010p1-7304345010p8. doi: 10.5014/ajot.2019.033134. PMID: 31318678
Swallowing dysfunction after critical illness.
Macht M, White SD, Moss M
Chest 2014 Dec;146(6):1681-1689. doi: 10.1378/chest.14-1133. PMID: 25451355Free PMC Article
Dysphagia.
Malandraki G, Robbins J
Handb Clin Neurol 2013;110:255-71. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-52901-5.00021-6. PMID: 23312646

Therapy

Hard to Swallow: A Review of Interventions to Improve Swallowing Solid Medication.
VandenBerg CJ, Adams A, Bockrath R, Kim S, Rodriguez G, Fawcett A, Jhaveri R
Hosp Pediatr 2023 May 1;13(5):e123-e132. doi: 10.1542/hpeds.2021-006497. PMID: 37021484
Screening for aspiration risk associated with dysphagia in acute stroke.
Boaden E, Burnell J, Hives L, Dey P, Clegg A, Lyons MW, Lightbody CE, Hurley MA, Roddam H, McInnes E, Alexandrov A, Watkins CL
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2021 Oct 18;10(10):CD012679. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012679.pub2. PMID: 34661279Free PMC Article
Swallowing exercises for head and neck cancer patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized control trials.
Banda KJ, Chu H, Kao CC, Voss J, Chiu HL, Chang PC, Chen R, Chou KR
Int J Nurs Stud 2021 Feb;114:103827. Epub 2020 Nov 11 doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2020.103827. PMID: 33352439
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy: An update on its indications, management, complications, and care.
Lucendo AJ, Friginal-Ruiz AB
Rev Esp Enferm Dig 2014 Dec;106(8):529-39. PMID: 25544410
Swallowing dysfunction after critical illness.
Macht M, White SD, Moss M
Chest 2014 Dec;146(6):1681-1689. doi: 10.1378/chest.14-1133. PMID: 25451355Free PMC Article

Prognosis

The Oral Secretion Scale and Prognostic Factors for Survival in Subjects With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.
Cazzolli PA, Brooks BR, Nakayama Y, Lewarski JS, McKim DA, Holt SL, Chatburn RL
Respir Care 2020 Aug;65(8):1063-1076. Epub 2020 Mar 3 doi: 10.4187/respcare.07005. PMID: 32127413
Dysphagia Hinders Hospitalized Patients with Heart Failure from Being Discharged to Home.
Yokota J, Ogawa Y, Takahashi Y, Yamaguchi N, Onoue N, Shinozaki T, Kohzuki M
Tohoku J Exp Med 2019 Nov;249(3):163-171. doi: 10.1620/tjem.249.163. PMID: 31723072
Swallowing dysfunction after critical illness.
Macht M, White SD, Moss M
Chest 2014 Dec;146(6):1681-1689. doi: 10.1378/chest.14-1133. PMID: 25451355Free PMC Article
Thoracic esophageal perforations.
Kiernan PD, Khandhar SJ, Fortes DL, Sheridan MJ, Hetrick V
Am Surg 2010 Dec;76(12):1355-62. PMID: 21265349
Evaluation and treatment of speech and swallowing disorders associated with myopathies.
Sonies BC
Curr Opin Rheumatol 1997 Nov;9(6):486-95. doi: 10.1097/00002281-199711000-00003. PMID: 9375277

Clinical prediction guides

WiTNNess: An international natural history study of infantile-onset TNNT1 myopathy.
Strauss KA, Carson VJ, Bolettieri E, Everett M, Bollinger A, Bowser LE, Beiler K, Young M, Edvardson S, Fraenkel N, D'Amico A, Bertini E, Lingappa L, Chowdhury D, Lowes LP, Iammarino M, Alfano LN, Brigatti KW
Ann Clin Transl Neurol 2023 Nov;10(11):1972-1984. Epub 2023 Aug 25 doi: 10.1002/acn3.51884. PMID: 37632133Free PMC Article
Hard to Swallow: A Review of Interventions to Improve Swallowing Solid Medication.
VandenBerg CJ, Adams A, Bockrath R, Kim S, Rodriguez G, Fawcett A, Jhaveri R
Hosp Pediatr 2023 May 1;13(5):e123-e132. doi: 10.1542/hpeds.2021-006497. PMID: 37021484
Patient-reported experiences and views on the Cytosponge test: a mixed-methods analysis from the BEST3 trial.
Maroni R, Barnes J, Offman J, Scheibl F, Smith SG, Debiram-Beecham I, Waller J, Sasieni P, Fitzgerald RC, Rubin G; BEST3 Consortium, Walter FM
BMJ Open 2022 Apr 7;12(4):e054258. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-054258. PMID: 35393308Free PMC Article
Swallowing exercises for head and neck cancer patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized control trials.
Banda KJ, Chu H, Kao CC, Voss J, Chiu HL, Chang PC, Chen R, Chou KR
Int J Nurs Stud 2021 Feb;114:103827. Epub 2020 Nov 11 doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2020.103827. PMID: 33352439
Methodology Used to Assess Acceptability of Oral Pediatric Medicines: A Systematic Literature Search and Narrative Review.
Mistry P, Batchelor H; SPaeDD-UK project
Paediatr Drugs 2017 Jun;19(3):223-233. doi: 10.1007/s40272-017-0223-7. PMID: 28413843

Recent systematic reviews

Screening for aspiration risk associated with dysphagia in acute stroke.
Boaden E, Burnell J, Hives L, Dey P, Clegg A, Lyons MW, Lightbody CE, Hurley MA, Roddam H, McInnes E, Alexandrov A, Watkins CL
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2021 Oct 18;10(10):CD012679. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012679.pub2. PMID: 34661279Free PMC Article
Swallowing exercises for head and neck cancer patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized control trials.
Banda KJ, Chu H, Kao CC, Voss J, Chiu HL, Chang PC, Chen R, Chou KR
Int J Nurs Stud 2021 Feb;114:103827. Epub 2020 Nov 11 doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2020.103827. PMID: 33352439
Methodology Used to Assess Acceptability of Oral Pediatric Medicines: A Systematic Literature Search and Narrative Review.
Mistry P, Batchelor H; SPaeDD-UK project
Paediatr Drugs 2017 Jun;19(3):223-233. doi: 10.1007/s40272-017-0223-7. PMID: 28413843

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