Screening for aspiration risk associated with dysphagia in acute stroke

CONCLUSIONS: We were unable to identify a single swallow screening tool with high and precisely estimated sensitivity and specificity based on at least one trial with low risk of bias. However, we were able to offer recommendations for further high-quality studies that are needed to improve the accuracy and clinical utility of bedside screening tools.PMID:34661279 | DOI:10.1002/14651858.CD012679.pub2

Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - October 18, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Elizabeth Boaden Jane Burnell Lucy Hives Paola Dey Andrew Clegg Mary W Lyons C Elizabeth Lightbody Margaret A Hurley Hazel Roddam Elizabeth McInnes Anne Alexandrov Caroline L Watkins Source Type: research