Capturing infant swallow impairment on videofluoroscopy: timing matters | Zendy

Katlyn McGrattan | Zendy; Heather McGhee | Zendy; Keeley L. McKelvey | Zendy; Clarice S. Clemmens | Zendy; Elizabeth G. Hill | Zendy; Allan DeToma | Zendy; Jeanne G. Hill | Zendy; Cephus E. Simmons | Zendy; Bonnie MartinHarris | Zendy

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Capturing 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.

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