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Area of Science:

  • Otorhinolaryngology
  • Gastroenterology
  • Critical Care Medicine

Background:

  • Tracheotomy/tracheostomy is often suspected to impair swallowing and increase aspiration risk.
  • A causal link between tracheotomy/tracheostomy and dysphagia remains debated.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To critically evaluate the evidence for a causal relationship between tracheotomy/tracheostomy and dysphagia.
  • To differentiate between causal effects and mere chronological association.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic review of literature.
  • Research conducted using the PubMed database of the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).

Main Results:

  • Reviewed studies examined the effects of tracheostomy/tracheotomy and different cannulas on swallowing.
  • Data on aspiration and dysphagia were highly heterogeneous.
  • No definitive causal relationship between tracheotomy and dysphagia was established.

Conclusions:

  • Tracheostomized patients require heightened awareness for potential dysphagia.
  • Swallowing difficulties in these patients are more likely attributable to underlying diseases than the tracheostomy itself.