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Stroke Severity Versus Dysphagia Screen as Driver for Post-stroke Pneumonia

Background and Purpose: Post-stroke pneumonia is a feared complication of stroke as it is associated with greater mortality and disability than in those without pneumonia. Patients are often kept “Nil By Mouth” (NBM) after stroke until after receiving a screen for dysphagia and declared safe to resu...

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Autores principales: Phan, Thanh G., Kooblal, Talvika, Matley, Chelsea, Singhal, Shaloo, Clissold, Benjamin, Ly, John, Thrift, Amanda G., Srikanth, Velandai, Ma, Henry
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6361825/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30761063
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2019.00016