Systematic Dysphagia Screening of Elderly Persons in the Emergency Department—A Feasibility Study

Identification of elderly patients in risk of dysphagia as early as possible upon hospital admission seems warranted due to the risk of aspiration pneumonia, dehydration, length of stay, and increased mortality. This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility and outcome of dysphagia screening of elder...

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Autores principales: Melgaard, Dorte, Sørensen, Line R., Lund, Diana, Leutscher, Peter, Ludwig, Marc
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7709572/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33053743
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics5040075

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7709572/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33053743
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics5040075

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