Promoting Safe Swallowing When Puree is Swallowed Without Aspiration but Thin Liquid is Aspirated: Nectar is Enough
Leder SB, Judson BL, Sliwinski E, Madson L. Promoting Safe Swallowing When Puree is Swallowed Without Aspiration but Thin Liquid is Aspirated: Nectar is Enough. Dysphagia 2012, 28: 58-62. PMID: 22736260, DOI: 10.1007/s00455-012-9412-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSwallow testingSuccessful swallowingDysphagic patientsSafe swallowingThin liquidsTertiary care teaching hospitalThin liquid consistencyReferral-based sampleCommon compensatory strategyConsecutive inpatientsNeurological statusAspiration eventsOral alimentationStudy criteriaPatient preferencesPharyngeal dysphagiaSpecific subsetTeaching hospitalInclusion criteriaSwallow safetyPharyngeal swallowCare providersModified DietPatientsPuree consistency