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Early tracheostomy versus late tracheostomy in severe traumatic brain injury or stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis
We aim to ascertain whether the benefit of early tracheostomy can be found in patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) and stroke and if the benefit will remain considering distinct pathologies.
Source: Australian Critical Care - February 10, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Wagner Malago Tavares, Sabrina Araujo de Fran ça, Wellingson Silva Paiva, Manoel Jacobsen Teixeira Tags: Review paper Source Type: research

Incidence and Risk Factors for Dysphagia Following Non-traumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Retrospective Cohort Study
AbstractThe aim of the study is to investigate dysphagia incidence and establish factors which may reliably predict dysphagia risk in individuals presenting with non-traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). A retrospective chart audit of 250 patients (151 females and 99 males) consecutively admitted with non-traumatic SAH to a major, tertiary neurosurgery referral center in Australia was conducted. Demographics, medical, and surgical information, along with speech –language pathology (SLP) assessment data were collected. Differences between dysphagic and non-dysphagic groups were evaluated usingt tests,χ2, and Fisher â€...
Source: Dysphagia - August 7, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research