Lowering bronchoaspiration rate in an acute stroke unit by means of a 2 volume/3 texture dysphagia screening test with pulsioximetry
Introduction: During acute stroke, 30% of all patients present dysphagia and 50% of that subgroup will experience bronchoaspiration. Our aim was to compare mortality and bronchoaspiration rates associated with the water test compared to those associated with a 2 volume/3 texture test controlled with...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier España
2017-01-01
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| Series: | Neurología (English Edition) |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2173580817300111 |