1986
DOI: 10.1007/bf02408233
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The prevalence of swallowing disorders in two teaching hospitals

Abstract: Abstract. The prevalence of swallowing disorders among the adult population of two major medical centers during a 3-week period was investigated. Data on the distribution of swallowing disorders among hospital services were analyzed, yielding a consistent incidence of 12-13% of the patients at each hospital. Implications for hospital planning and for further research are discussed.

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“…It is known that from the post-CVA patients, 25-50% complained of dysphasia 18 , and some authors even suggest higher probabilities occurrence 8 . Specific studies about the epidemiology aspects and natural history of dysphasia associated with acute brain-vascular conditions suggest an incidence of around 50% for swallowing disorders 19,20 .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It is known that from the post-CVA patients, 25-50% complained of dysphasia 18 , and some authors even suggest higher probabilities occurrence 8 . Specific studies about the epidemiology aspects and natural history of dysphasia associated with acute brain-vascular conditions suggest an incidence of around 50% for swallowing disorders 19,20 .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A similar comparison is, however, encumbered by the fact that a great number of published data on the prevalence of swallowing difficulties has been collected in preselected patient collectives. Furthermore, the exclusive consideration of studies that are not, or only to a lesser degree, affected by these flaws reveals a high degree of variation in the indicated age-dependent prevalence of dysphagia, ranging from 7-10% and up to 22% in patients older than 50 years (table 6) [15,16,17,18,19,20,21]. …”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…There are also financial costs, including longer length of intensive care unit (ICU), expenses for antibiotics, X-rays, increased nursing time and physician consultations (2,3) . As many as 12-30% of hospitalized patients have dysphagia that results in aspiration of oral contents (4,5) . The etiologic agents differ according to the studied population, duration of hospital stay, and time after intubation.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%