High prevalence of oropharyngeal dysphagia in acutely hospitalized patients aged 80 and older

In this study including 329 acutely hospitalized patients aged 80 and older the prevalence of oropharyngeal dysphagia (assessed with an objective test, the Volume-Viscosity Swallow Test) was 82.4%.

Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - May 4, 2020 Category: Health Management Authors: Jes ús Mateos-Nozal, Beatriz Montero-Errasquín, Elisabeth Sánchez García, Estela Romero Rodríguez, Alfonso J. Cruz-Jentoft Tags: Original Study - Brief Report Source Type: research