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
BACKGROUND: Stroke can affect people's ability to swallow, resulting in passage of some food and drink into the airway. This can cause choking, chest infection, malnutrition and dehydration, reduced rehabilitation, increased risk of anxiety and depression, longer hospital stay, increased likelihood of discharge to a care home, and increased risk of death. Early identification and management of disordered swallowing reduces risk of these difficulties. OBJECTIVES: Primary objective • To determine the diagnostic accuracy and the sensitivity and specificity of bedside screening tests for detecting risk of aspiration associated with dysphagia in people with acute stroke Secondary objectives • To assess the influence of the following sources of heterogeneity on the diagnostic accuracy of bedside screening tools for dysphagia - Patient demographics (e...
October 18, 2021: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews