Aspiration as a Function of Age, Sex, Liquid Type, Bolus Volume, and Bolus Delivery Across the Healthy Adult Life Span.

CONCLUSIONS: Aspiration may be an underappreciated phenomenon in healthy adults. The inclusion of both water and milk test boluses of various volumes during FEES may be important for the appropriate assessment of adult penetration and aspiration.
PMID: 29188729 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology - November 1, 2017 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Butler SG, Stuart A, Markley L, Feng X, Kritchevsky SB Tags: Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol Source Type: research