Cargando…

Systematic dysphagia screening and dietary modifications to reduce stroke-associated pneumonia rates in a stroke-unit

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: While formal screening for dysphagia following acute stroke is strongly recommended, there is little evidence on how multi-consistency screening and dietary modifications affect the rate of stroke-associated pneumonia (SAP). This observational study reports which factors affe...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Teuschl, Yvonne, Trapl, Michaela, Ratajczak, Paulina, Matz, Karl, Dachenhausen, Alexandra, Brainin, Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5794132/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29389984
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0192142