Background Muscular weakness and/or muscle wasting is recognized as a key medical
problem in critically ill patients on intensive care units (ICUs) worldwide. Methods and …

Background Dysphagia is common in intensive care unit (ICU) patients, yet it remains
underrecognized and often unmanaged despite being associated with life-threatening …

Background Dysphagia is common and independently predicts death in ICU patients. Risk
factors for dysphagia are largely unknown, with sparse data available from mostly small …

Dysphagia occurs commonly in the intensive care unit (ICU). Despite the clinical relevance,
there is little worldwide research on prevention, assessment, evaluation, and/or treatment of …

OBJECTIVES: Data on long-term effects of post-extubation dysphagia is lacking. We
investigate mid-and long-term clinical outcomes in a large sample of ICU patients with …

Background Intensive care unit (ICU)–acquired dysphagia has severe consequences for
patients including increased morbidity and mortality. Standard operating procedures …

Background Post-extubation dysphagia (PED) is recognized as a common complication in
the intensive care unit (ICU). Speech and language therapy (SLT) can potentially help …

Post-extubation dysphagia (PED) can lead to serious health problems in critically ill patients.
Contrasting its high incidence rate of 12.4% reported in a recent observational study, many …

ObjectivePost-extubation dysphagia in critically ill patients is known to affect about 18 per
cent of mixed medical-surgical intensive care unit patients. This study investigated the …

Background: Acquired dysphagia is common in patients with tracheal intubation and
neurological disease, leading to increased mortality. This study aimed to ascertain the risk …