Dysphagia Screening and Hospital-acquired Pneumonia in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke: Findings from Get with the Guidelines–Stroke
Masrur S, Smith E, Saver J, Reeves M, Bhatt D, Zhao X, Olson D, Pan W, Hernandez A, Fonarow G, Schwamm L. Dysphagia Screening and Hospital-acquired Pneumonia in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke: Findings from Get with the Guidelines–Stroke. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2013, 22: e301-e309. PMID: 23305674, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2012.11.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital-acquired pneumoniaDysphagia screeningStroke patientsGuidelines-StrokeNIHSS scoreIschemic strokeOral intakeMultivariable analysisHealth Stroke Scale scoreAdmission National InstitutesGuidelines-Stroke hospitalsStroke Scale scoreAcute ischemic strokeIschemic stroke patientsLength of stayEligible patientsHospital mortalitySevere strokeFemale genderNational guidelinesLower riskPatientsScale scorePneumoniaStroke