Background Older adults with dysphagia are at a higher risk of experiencing serious
complications where dysphagia is not identified and adequately managed. Nursing …

Oropharyngeal dysphagia is an underestimated symptom in geriatric population.
Neurological and neuromuscular diseases, but also structural causes and iatrogenesis are …

Background The precise coordination between breathing and swallowing is an important
mechanism to prevent pulmonary aspiration. Factors that alter breathing patterns and …

Purpose This document outlines initial recommendations for speech-language pathology
management of adult patients with COVID-19 in the acute hospital setting. Method The …

Background Swallowing impairment (dysphagia) has been associated with COPD and may
contribute to exacerbations of this chronic and progressive disease. Further, risk of mortality …

The assessment of swallowing function is important for the prevention of aspiration
pneumonia. We developed a new swallowing monitoring system that uses respiratory flow …

Introduction The literature presents studies correlating chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease to dysphagia and suggesting that the aspiration laryngeal phenomenon related to …

Oropharyngeal dysphagia and aspiration are common and important problems affecting
older people. They are also closely related, given that patients with dysphagia are at …

Swallowing is a complex biomechanical process synchronized with breathing to protect the
airway. However, this finely tuned process may not work well in older individuals and in …

Purpose To examine referral pathways, clinical demographics, and timeliness of dysphagia
management within an emergency department (ED) setting utilising both ED staff and …