Characterizing dysphagia after spinal surgery.

Conclusions: A quarter of patients following spinal surgery present with dysphagia. For most, symptoms decrease significantly by 2 months and patients return to normal diets. Early screening of dysphagia is critical to avoid secondary complications and prolonged hospitalizations. For some, significant pharyngeal impairments persist and high-quality case series exploring efficacy of rehabilitation programmes are needed. PMID: 31549950 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine - Category: Orthopaedics Tags: J Spinal Cord Med Source Type: research