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Pureed diets containing a gelling agent to reduce the risk of aspiration in elderly patients with moderate to severe dysphagia: A randomized, crossover trial

GOALS: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of adding a gelling agent to pureed diets to prevent aspiration pneumonia in elderly patients with moderate to severe dysphagia. BACKGROUND: Pureed diets are often used to reduce aspiration in patients with dysphagia. However, the ideal...

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Autores principales: Kyodo, Reiko, Kudo, Takahiro, Horiuchi, Akira, Sakamoto, Torao, Shimizu, Toshiaki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7402755/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32756094
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000021165