Clinical dysphagia risk predictors after prolonged orotracheal intubation
OBJECTIVES: To elucidate independent risk factors for dysphagia after prolonged orotracheal intubation. METHODS: The participants were 148 consecutive patients who underwent clinical bedside swallowing assessments from September 2009 to September 2011. All patients had received prolonged orotrache...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Faculdade de Medicina / USP
2014-01-01
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Series: | Clinics |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322014000100008&lng=en&tlng=en |