SynthesisDysphagia2016
A Review of Dysphagia Presentation and Intervention Following Traumatic Spinal Injury: An Understudied Population.
Synthesis in Dysphagia, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.
- Risk Factors associated with dysphagia for people with Cervical Spinal Cord Injury (cSCI): A Systematic review and Meta-analysis.Spinal cord · 2026Pooled it
- 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
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- Symptoms and coping of patients with dysphagia after anterior cervical spine surgery: a qualitative study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
- Using Reference Values to Identify Profiles of Swallowing Impairment in a Case Series of Individuals With Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury.American journal of speech-language pathology · 2023Article
- Videofluoroscopic Profiles of Swallowing and Airway Protection Post-traumatic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury.Dysphagia · 2022Observational
- Swallowing rehabilitation following spinal injury: A case series.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2022Article
- Characterizing dysphagia after spinal surgery.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2021Observational
- 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
- Establishing a method for quantifying spinal curvature during videofluoroscopic swallow studies: Applying the modified Cobb angle to healthy young and older adults.OBM geriatrics · 2020Article
- Oropharyngeal dysphagia management in cervical spinal cord injury patients: an exploratory survey of variations to care across specialised and non-specialised units.Spinal cord series and cases · 2019Article
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Abstract
Dysphagia is reported to be a common secondary complication for individuals with traumatic spinal injuries. Different etiologies of traumatic spinal injuries may lead to different profiles of swallowing impairment. We conducted a systematic review to determine the characteristics of dysphagia after traumatic spinal injury and to describe interventions currently used to improve swallowing function in this population. A comprehensive multiengine literature search identified 137 articles of which five were judged to be relevant. These underwent review for study quality, rating for level of evidence, and data extraction. The literature describing dysphagia after traumatic spinal injury was comprised predominantly of low-level evidence and single case reports. Aspiration, pharyngeal residue, and decreased/absent hyolaryngeal elevation were found to be common characteristics of dysphagia in this population. The most commonly used swallowing interventions included tube feeding, compensatory swallowing strategies, and steroids/antibiotics. Improvement in swallowing function following swallowing intervention was reported in all studies; however, there was no control for spontaneous recovery. The results demonstrate a need for high-quality research to profile the pathophysiology of dysphagia after traumatic spinal injury and controlled studies to demonstrate the efficacy of swallowing interventions in this population.
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