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SynthesisOtolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery2015

Efficacy of thickened liquids for eliminating aspiration in head and neck cancer: a systematic review.

Carly E A Barbon, Catriona M Steele

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Synthesis in Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Assessing Swallowing and Mastication Using the Swallowing Proficiency for Eating and Drinking Protocol Among Healthy Adults.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2024
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  6. Determining the Impact of Thickened Liquids on Swallowing in Patients Undergoing Irradiation for Oropharynx Cancer.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · 2022
    Article
  7. European white paper: oropharyngeal dysphagia in head and neck cancer.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2021
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  8. Swallowing Disorders in the Older Population.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2019
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Carly E A BarbonToronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Speech-Language Pathology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada carly.barbon@uhn.ca.
Catriona M SteeleToronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Speech-Language Pathology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Institute for Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Bloorview Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Funding

Tongue-pressure timing for liquid flow detection and control in swallowingR01DC011020 · NIDCD · UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK · PI STEELE, CATRIONA MARGARET · 2010 to 2020
$2.9M
NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC011020NIDCD NIH HHS R01DC011020
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo appraise the current videofluoroscopic evidence on the reduction of aspiration using thickened liquids in the head and neck cancer population. DATA SOURCES: Search terms relating to deglutition or dysphagia or swallow and neoplasms and oncology or head and neck cancer and viscosity or texture and apira or residu* were combined with honey or nectar, xerostomia, and respiratory aspiration using Boolean operators. REVIEW

methodsA multiengine literature search identified 337 nonduplicate articles, of which 6 were judged to be relevant. These underwent detailed review for study quality and qualitative synthesis.

resultsThe articles reviewed in detail predominantly described heterogeneous study samples with small sample sizes, making for difficult interpretation and generalization of results. Rates of aspiration were typically not reported by bolus consistency, despite the fact that a variety of stimulus consistencies was used during a videofluoroscopic swallowing study. Studies confirmed that aspiration is a major concern in the head and neck cancer population and reported a trend toward more frequent aspiration after (chemo)radiotherapy.

conclusionOverall, the literature on thickened liquids as an intervention to eliminate aspiration in the head and neck cancer population is limited. Because aspiration is known to be prevalent in the head and neck cancer population and thickened liquids are known to eliminate aspiration in other populations, it is important to determine the effectiveness of thickened liquids for reducing aspiration in the head and neck cancer population.

Indexed as

ViscosityDeglutition DisordersEnteral NutritionHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansRespiratory AspirationVideo Recordingaspirationdeglutitiondeglutition disordersdysphagiahead and neck cancerpneumoniathickened liquid

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PMID25358345
PMCPMC4321780

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