Evaluation of Swallow Function Post-Extubation: Is It Necessary to Wait 24 Hours?
Leder SB, Warner HL, Suiter DM, Young NO, Bhattacharya B, Siner JM, Davis KA, Maerz LL, Rosenbaum SH, Marshall PS, Pisani MA, Siegel MD, Brennan JJ, Schuster KM. Evaluation of Swallow Function Post-Extubation: Is It Necessary to Wait 24 Hours? Annals Of Otology Rhinology & Laryngology 2019, 128: 619-624. PMID: 30841709, DOI: 10.1177/0003489419836115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensive care unitSwallow evaluationDifferent intensive care unitsRe-intubation rateYale Swallow ProtocolMajority of patientsPost-extubation dysphagiaIntubation durationNosocomial pneumoniaPost extubationLonger hospitalizationCare unitProspective InvestigationSwallow ProtocolSwallowingHoursDysphagiaHospitalizationIntubationPneumoniaPatientsIncidenceEvaluationRelationship Between Laryngeal Sensation, Length of Intubation, and Aspiration in Patients with Acute Respiratory Failure
Borders JC, Fink D, Levitt JE, McKeehan J, McNally E, Rubio A, Scheel R, Siner JM, Taborda SG, Vojnik R, Warner H, White SD, Langmore SE, Moss M, Krisciunas GP. Relationship Between Laryngeal Sensation, Length of Intubation, and Aspiration in Patients with Acute Respiratory Failure. Dysphagia 2019, 34: 521-528. PMID: 30694412, PMCID: PMC6660370, DOI: 10.1007/s00455-019-09980-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLaryngeal adductor reflexLength of intubationLaryngeal sensationMechanical ventilationDiet recommendationsAbsent laryngeal adductor reflexAcute respiratory failure patientsIntensive care unit admissionLaryngeal sensory deficitsAcute respiratory failureCare unit admissionRespiratory failure patientsPost-extubation dysphagiaFlexible endoscopic evaluationPresence of secretionsUnit admissionRespiratory failureAirway protectionFailure patientsSecondary outcomesEndoscopic evaluationHospitalized patientsMultivariable analysisPoor outcomeSensory deficits