Videofluoroscopic studies of swallowing dysfunction and the relative risk of pneumonia
Videofluoroscopic studies of swallowing dysfunction and the relative risk of pneumonia
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DOI:
10.2214/ajr.180.6.1801613
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发表时间:
2003-06-01
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5
通讯作者:
Gefter, WB
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作者:
Pikus, L;Levine, MS;Gefter, WB
Objective. The purpose of our investigation was to determine the relationship between the degree of swallowing dysfunction observed on barium studies and the likelihood of developing pneumonia in a large series of patients.Materials and Methods. The findings on videofluoroscopic swallowing studies in 381 patients were used to classify these patients into one of five groups: those with normal. swallowing; those with abnormal swallowing but no laryngeal penetration or tracheobronchial aspiration; those with laryngeal penetration; those with tracheobronchial aspiration; an. with silent tracheobronchial aspiration. Clinical data were also reviewed to determine how many patients had developed pneumonia during the 6 months before or after the barium studies. The data were then analyzed to determine whether the risk of developing pneumonia increased significantly with each level of swallowing dysfunction seen on barium studies.Results. No significant difference was found in the frequency of pneumonia in patients with abnormal swallowing but no laryngeal penetration or tracheobronchial aspiration compared with patients with normal swallowing on barium studies (p=0.85). In contrast, patients with laryngeal penetration, tracheobronchial aspiration, or silent tracheobronchial aspiration were approximately four times (p=0.008), 10 times (p