Justine Dallal-York, Kayla Croft, Amber Anderson, Lauren DiBiase, Cara Donohue, Terrie Vasilopoulos, Abbas Shahmohammadi, Andres Pelaez, Mauricio Pipkin, Karen W Hegland, Tiago N Machuca, Emily K Plowman
OBJECTIVES: Swallow and cough dysfunction are possible surgical complications of lung transplantation (LT). We examined voluntary cough strength, sensorimotor reflexive cough integrity, and swallow-related respiratory rate (RR) across swallowing safety and aspiration response groups in recovering LT recipients. METHODS: Forty-five LT recipients underwent flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing indexed by the validated Penetration Aspiration Scale. RR before and after a 3-ounce water drinking task was measured...
September 27, 2022: Neurogastroenterology and Motility: the Official Journal of the European Gastrointestinal Motility Society