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Complications during Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing in 5,680 Examinations
Conclusions: FEES proved to be easy to perform, well tolerated by the patients and cost-effective. It can be performed at the patient ’s bedside, and it is characterized by a low rate of complications. As a matter of fact, normally only discomfort, gagging and/or vomiting are reported. Complications occurred only rarely, such as anterior or posterior epistaxis episodes or vasovagal crises, but these are still easily managed. Exc eptionally, more severe complications are reported: adverse drug reactions to substances such as blue dye (methylene blue) and local anesthetics (not used in our protocol), and laryngospasm.Folia Phoniatr Logop
Source: Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica - January 17, 2022 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research

Complications during Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) in 5680 examinations
Conclusions: FEES proved to be easy to perform, well tolerated by the patients and cost-effective. It can be performed at the patient ’s bedside and it is characterized by low rate of complications. As a matter of fact, normally only discomfort, gagging and/or vomit are reported. Only rarely complications occur, such as anterior or posterior epistaxis episodes or vasovagal crises, but these are still easily managed. Exceptionall y, more severe complications are reported: adverse drug reactions to substances such as blue dye (methylene blue) and local anesthetics (not used in our protocol), and laryngospasm.
Source: Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica - January 17, 2022 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research