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Dysphagia screening after acute stroke: a quality improvement project using criteria-based clinical audit

BACKGROUND: Dysphagia is common after stroke and represents a major risk factor for developing aspiration pneumonia. Early detection can reduce the risk of pulmonary complications and death. Despite the fact that evidence-based guidelines recommend screening for swallowing deficit using a standardiz...

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Autores principales: Sivertsen, Jorun, Graverholt, Birgitte, Espehaug, Birgitte
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5455088/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28588423
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12912-017-0222-6