Prospective Quality Initiative to Maximize Dysphagia Screening Reduces Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia Prevalence in Patients With Stroke [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusions— A quality improvement initiative using a nurse-administered bedside screen with rapid bedside swallow evaluation by a speech pathologist improves screening compliance and correlates with decreased prevalence of pneumonia among patients with stroke.
Source: Stroke - Category: Neurology Authors: Tags: Other Stroke Treatment - Medical Clinical Sciences Source Type: research