Pharyngeal residue severity and aspiration risk in stroke patient using fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES)

This study investigates the correlation between pharyngeal residue severity using the Mansoura FEES Residue Rating Scale (MFRRS) and penetration/aspiration scores using the Penetration Aspiration Scale (PAS) on FEES. Methods: Two hundred ten (210) swallows were obtained during standard FEES assessments of thirty patients with post-stroke dysphagia. Residue, in both vallecula and the pyriform sinuses ’ locations, and penetration/aspiration were scored using MFRRS and PAS, respectively. The Spearman's rank-order correlation was used to assess the correlation between residue and PAS scores. The significance of the obtained results was judged at the (p
Source: Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica - Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research