Cervical auscultation in the diagnosis of aspiration in children

准确评估儿童误吸风险对于预防呼吸系统疾病和反复住院至关重要。目前临床检查在检测误吸方面的可靠性较差。颈部听诊（CA）是一种便携式、低成本的仪器技术，可以提高临床检查的准确性。本研究旨在确定CA在检测误吸方面的准确性和可靠性，与客观的放射学评估相比，CA可以改善吸入检测，并随后最大限度地降低卫生系统成本。

Accurate assessment of aspiration risk is critical to prevent respiratory illness & recurrent hospitalisations in children.Current clinical tests have poor reliability in detecting aspiration.Cervical auscultation(CA) is a portable,low-cost instrumental technique that may improve the accuracy of clinical test.This research aims to determine accuracy & reliability of CA in detecting aspiration, compared to objective radiological evaluations.CA may improve aspiration detection & subsequently minimise health system costs.