Swallowing Screens After Acute Stroke
Author(s) -
Sara K Schepp,
David Tirschwell,
Robert M. Miller,
W.T. Longstreth
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.111.638254
Subject(s) - medicine , swallowing , gold standard (test) , stroke (engine) , medline , dysphagia , reliability (semiconductor) , acute stroke , intensive care medicine , physical therapy , emergency medicine , physical medicine and rehabilitation , surgery , mechanical engineering , tissue plasminogen activator , engineering , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , political science , law
Swallowing screens after acute stroke identify those patients who do not need a formal swallowing evaluation and who can safely take food and medications by mouth. We conducted a systematic review to identify swallowing screening protocols that met basic requirements for reliability, validity, and feasibility.
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