Cough reflex testing in Dysphagia following stroke: a randomized controlled trial

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Cough reflex testing in Dysphagia following stroke: a randomized controlled trial

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Background: Significant health issues and service delivery costs are associated with post-stroke pneumonia related to dysphagia. Silent aspiration is known to increase pneumonia and mortality in this population. The utility of cough reflex testing (CRT) for reducing pneumonia in acute stroke patients was the subject of this randomised, controlled trial. Methods: Patients referred for swallowing evaluation (N = 311) were assigned to either 1) a control group receiving standard evaluation or 2)...

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2013

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Miles A / Zeng IS / McLauchlan H / Huckabee ML

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http://hdl.handle.net/10092/16421

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Deglutition / Deglutition disorders / Dysphagia / Stroke care / Silent aspiration / Cough reflex testing / Pheumonia / Biomedical and clinical sciences / Clinical sciences / Gastroenterology and hepatology

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