Open AccessCapturing infant swallow impairment on videofluoroscopy: timing matters
Author(s) -
Katlyn McGrattan,
Heather McGhee,
Keeley L. McKelvey,
Clarice S. Clemmens,
Elizabeth G. Hill,
Allan DeToma,
Jeanne G. Hill,
Cephus E. Simmons,
Bonnie MartinHarris
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
pediatric radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.748
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1432-1998
pISSN - 0301-0449
DOI - 10.1007/s00247-019-04527-w
Subject(s) - swallowing , medicine , dysphagia , bolus (digestion) , airway , neuroradiology , fluoroscopy , pharynx , pediatrics , neurology , anesthesia , radiology , surgery , psychiatry
Infant videofluoroscopic swallow studies (VFSSs) require clinicians to make determinations about swallowing deficits based on a limited number of fluoroscopically observed swallows. Although airway protection is known to decline throughout a bottle-feed, the paucity of data regarding the timing of this degradation has limited the development of procedural protocols that maximize diagnostic validity.