ArticleTopics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation2012
Dysphagia and associated respiratory considerations in cervical spinal cord injury.
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- Methods of diagnosis and rehabilitation of dysphagia in patients with spinal cord injury: a systematic review.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Risk factors for dysphagia after a spinal cord injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Spinal cord · 2018Pooled it
- Impact of oropharyngeal dysphagia on healthcare cost and length of stay in hospital: a systematic review.BMC health services research · 2018Pooled it
- The impact of traumatic injury on the respiratory system; a narrative review of injury-associated and clinically-induced mechanisms of trauma-associated pneumonia.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Review
- Low Nutrition before Injury Is a Risk Factor for Dysphagia in Older Patients with Cervical Spinal Cord Injury: Based on a Multicenter Data of 707 Patients.Spine surgery and related research · 2024Article
- What We Do and What We Should Do Against Malnutrition in Spinal Cord Injury: A Position Paper From Italian Spinal Cord Injury Network Rehabilitation Centers.Journal of clinical medicine research · 2024Review
- Evaluation of clinical factors predicting dysphagia in patients with traumatic and non-traumatic cervical spinal cord injury: a retrospective study.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Article
- Incidence and risk factors of pneumonia following acute traumatic cervical spinal cord Injury.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2023Article
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- Association between Anterior Surgical Approach and Dysphagia Severity in Patients with Cervical Spinal Cord Injury.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Deglutition and the Regulation of the Swallow Motor Pattern.Physiology (Bethesda, Md.) · 2023 · on this mapReview
- Videofluoroscopic Profiles of Swallowing and Airway Protection Post-traumatic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury.Dysphagia · 2022Observational
- Laryngeal and swallow dysregulation following acute cervical spinal cord injury.Journal of neurophysiology · 2022Article
- Swallowing rehabilitation following spinal injury: A case series.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2022Article
- Utilizing Pulmonary Function Parameters to Predict Dysphagia in Individuals With Cervical Spinal Cord Injuries.Annals of rehabilitation medicine · 2021Article
- Dysphagia in cervical spinal cord injury: How international literature trends can guide South African practice patterns - A scoping review.The South African journal of physiotherapy · 2021Article
- The experiences of individuals with cervical spinal cord injury and their family during post-injury care in non-specialised and specialised units in UK.BMC health services research · 2020Article
- Recent advances in nanotherapeutic strategies for spinal cord injury repair.Advanced drug delivery reviews · 2019Review
- Association between Prevertebral Soft Tissue Thickening and Dysphagia in Cases of Traumatic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury.Progress in rehabilitation medicine · 2019Article
- Pharyngeal Dysphagia in Individuals With Cervical Spinal Cord Injury: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study.Topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation · 2019Observational
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Abstract
backgroundDysphagia is a relatively common secondary complication that occurs after acute cervical spinal cord injury (SCI). The detrimental consequences of dysphagia in SCI include transient hypoxemia, chemical pneumonitis, atelectasis, bronchospasm, and pneumonia. The expedient diagnosis of dysphagia is imperative to reduce the risk of the development of life-threatening complications.
objectiveThe objective of this study was to identify risk factors for dysphagia after SCI and associated respiratory considerations in acute cervical SCI.
methodsBedside swallow evaluation (BSE) was conducted in 68 individuals with acute cervical SCI who were admitted to an SCI specialty unit. Videofluroscopy swallow study was conducted within 72 hours of BSE when possible.
resultsThis prospective study found dysphagia in 30.9% (21 out of 68) of individuals with acute cervical SCI. Tracheostomy (P = .028), ventilator use (P = .012), and nasogastric tube (P = .049) were found to be significant associated factors for dysphagia. Furthermore, individuals with dysphagia had statistically higher occurrences of pneumonia when compared with persons without dysphagia (P < .001). There was also a trend for individuals with dysphagia to have longer length of stay (P = .087).
conclusionThe role of respiratory care practitioners in the care of individuals with SCI who have dysphagia needs to be recognized. Aggressive respiratory care enables individuals with potential dysphagia to be evaluated by a speech pathologist in a timely manner. Early evaluation and intervention for dysphagia could decrease morbidity and improve overall clinical outcomes.
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