Oropharyngeal Dysphagia

Nyabanga, Custon; Khan, Aneal; Knotts, Rita M.

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-90761-1_40-1

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“…Detailed history-taking, physical examination, and FEES are important for evaluating oropharyngeal dysphagia (37), and evaluation of oropharyngeal dysphagia is recommended in patients requiring long-term enteral feeding (33,38,39). Digital video recording systems can aid in overcoming the limitations of conventional UGI endoscopy for pharyngolaryngeal examination due to limited photographic recording within a short observation period (24,40).…”

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Evaluation of Oropharyngeal Dysphagia in Older Patients for Risk Stratification of Pneumonia

2022

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ObjectiveNasogastric tube (NGT) and percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) are widely used techniques to feed older patients with oropharyngeal dysphagia. Aspiration pneumonia is the most common cause of death in these patients. This study aimed to evaluate the role of oropharyngeal dysphagia in older patients on long-term enteral feeding for risk stratification of pneumonia requiring hospitalization.MethodsWe performed modified flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing to evaluate oropharyngeal dysphagia in older patients and conducted prospective follow-up for pneumonia requiring hospitalization. A total of 664 oral-feeding patients and 155 tube-feeding patients were enrolled. Multivariate Cox analysis was performed to identify risk factors of pneumonia requiring hospitalization.ResultsMultivariate analyses showed that the risk of pneumonia requiring hospitalization significantly increased in older patients and in patients with neurological disorders, tube feeding, and oropharyngeal dysphagia. Subgroup analysis revealed that the risk of pneumonia requiring hospitalization was significantly lower in patients with PEG than in those with NGT among the patients with oropharyngeal dysphagia (adjusted hazard ratio 0.26, 95% confidence interval: 0.11–0.63, P = 0.003).ConclusionsFor older patients with oropharyngeal dysphagia requiring long-term enteral tube feeding, PEG is a better choice than NGT. Further research is needed to elucidate the role of oropharyngeal dysphagia in enteral feeding in older patients.

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