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Recommendation of Nasogastric Tube Removal in Acute Stroke Patients Based on Videofluoroscopic Swallow Study

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the safety of nasogastric tube (NGT) removal and change to oral feeding with a food thickener for acute stroke patients in whom a videofluoroscopic swallow study (VFSS) confirmed thin liquid aspiration. METHODS: We retrospectively examined data of 199 patients with first strok...

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Autores principales: Hwang, Jong-Moon, Cheong, Youn-Soo, Kang, Min-Gu, Chun, Seong Min, Min, Yu-Sun, Lee, Yang-Soo, Jung, Tae-Du
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5344831/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28289630
http://dx.doi.org/10.5535/arm.2017.41.1.9