Post-extubation dysphagia is associated with longer hospitalization in survivors of critical illness with neurologic impairment

INTRODUCTION: Critically ill patients can develop acute respiratory failure requiring endotracheal intubation. Swallowing dysfunction after liberation from mechanical ventilation, also known as post-extubation dysphagia, is common and deleterious among patients without neurologic disease. However, t...

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Autores principales: Macht, Madison, King, Christopher J, Wimbish, Tim, Clark, Brendan J, Benson, Alexander B, Burnham, Ellen L, Williams, André, Moss, Marc
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4057203/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23786755
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc12791