Sep 20, 2007 · In this study, we present a bedside dysphagia screen for acute-stroke patients that is easy to use by stroke nurses and therapists. This new instrument allows a graded …

Jun 5, 2021 · Stroke guidelines recommend screening protocols that are reliable and valid, thereby serving to accurately identify patients at risk for dysphagia and prioritize their referral …

Feb 14, 2013 · The present report serves as a conference proceeding that aims to (1) educate multidisciplinary stroke professionals about the important issues related to identifying valid and …

The GUSS offers a quick and reliable method to identify stroke patients with dysphagia and aspiration risk. Such a graded assessment considers the pathophysiology of voluntary …

Jan 8, 2024 · Background/scope: Stroke is one of the main causes of death, especially when associated with dysphagia. Hence, the assessment of nutritional status and aspiration risk is …

Oropharyngeal dysphagia following stroke enhances the risk of dehydration, malnutrition, aspiration pneumonia, persistent disablement, and even death. Screening of dysphagia has …

Early dysphagia screening can decrease not only pneumonia but also mortality, dependency, and length of stay in stroke patients. Key barriers included the lack of a standardized protocol and …

Jun 2, 2017 · Early detection can reduce the risk of pulmonary complications and death. Despite the fact that evidence-based guidelines recommend screening for swallowing deficit using a …

Dysphagia is common following stroke, affecting ≈55% of acute stroke patients, 1 and leads to complications such as aspiration pneumonia, 1 malnutrition, 2 dependency, and mortality. 1, 3 …

Mar 9, 2017 · The Barnes Jewish Hospital Stroke Dysphagia Screen, also known as the Acute Stroke Dysphagia Screen, is evidence based and validated for use by nurses in the clinical …