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Published on: December 1, 2023
Functional development of swallowing in ICU patients with COVID-19
Maíra Santilli de Lima1, Fernanda Chiarion Sassi2, Gisele Chagas de Medeiros1
1Divisão de Fonoaudiologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo - USP - São Paulo (SP), Brasil.
Purpose:
to describe de functional development of swallowing in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients with COVID-19, who were submitted to a swallowing intervention.
Methods:
participants of the study were 77 patients (both gender, mean age 53.4±15.9; score on the Glasgow Coma Scale ≥14 and stable respiratory condition). The functional scale of swallowing used for assessment was the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association National Outcome Measurement System (ASHA NOMS).
Results:
the results indicate that there was a significant recovery of the functional swallowing patterns when comparing the measurements pre and post swallowing intervention.
Conclusion:
83% of the patients needed up to 3 swallowing interventions to recover a safe swallowing pattern.
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