Open AccessA Comparison of the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale and the Gugging Swallowing Screen in Predicting Stroke-Associated Pneumonia
Author(s) -
Phuc Duc Dang,
Nguyen Minh Hien,
Xuan Khan,
Dinh Dai Pham,
Minh Duc Dang,
Dang H. Nguyen,
Van Nam Bui,
Duy Ton,
N. Binh,
Duc Thuan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
therapeutics and clinical risk management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.719
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1178-203X
pISSN - 1176-6336
DOI - 10.2147/tcrm.s251658
Subject(s) - medicine , receiver operating characteristic , stroke (engine) , swallowing , clinical practice , area under the curve , pneumonia , physical therapy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , surgery , mechanical engineering , engineering
There have been many scales to predict pneumonia in stroke patients, but they are so complex, making it difficult to apply in practice. Therefore, we conducted this study to assess the role of the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) and the Gugging Swallowing Screen (GUSS) in predicting stroke-associated pneumonia (SAP). These scales are routinely used in stroke patients. Therefore, their application in predicting SAP risk will be of high value in clinical practice. There has been no previous study evaluating the effectiveness of SAP risk prediction for each of these scales.