ICU-Related Dysphagia

• 29/09/2015

Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, Diagnostics and Treatment Due to malnutrition and aspiration dysphagia in critically ill patients on the ICU is an extremely important symptom with crucial impact on outcome and mortality. A broad variety of pathogenetic factors can lead to severe dysphagia in non-intubated and intubated patients followed by a significant delay in decannulation after weaning...