The 2-Minute Spontaneous Swallowing Screening Predicts Independence on Enteral Feeding in Patients with Acute Stroke

It is recommended that enteral feeding should be offered to patients with dysphagia estimated to be unable to take adequate diet orally within 7 days of admission after acute stroke, but there is no clear criterion for initiation of enteral feeding. Recent studies have reported that the frequency of spontaneous swallowing is useful in screening for dysphagia in acute stroke. The present study was aimed to investigate whether measurement of frequency of spontaneous swallowing for 2 minutes could predict independence on enteral feeding 1 week after admission in patients with acute stroke.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - November 19, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: Masachika Niimi, Gentaro Hashimoto, Takatoshi Hara, Naoki Yamada, Hiroto Fujigasaki, Takafumi Ide, Masahiro Abo Source Type: research