ArticleBMC nursing2017
Dysphagia screening after acute stroke: a quality improvement project using criteria-based clinical audit.
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- Aspiration pneumonia in nursing literature-a mapping review.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2024Pooled it
- A novel prediction method for intracerebral hemorrhage-associated pneumonia: A single center analysis.PloS one · 2025Article
- Implications of health professionals' awareness and involvement in oropharyngeal dysphagia management on inpatient outcomes in a National Hospital in Kenya: a case study.BMJ public health · 2024Article
- Status of knowledge, attitude and practice of poststroke dysphagia in neurological nurses in China: A cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2023Article
- Acupuncture Reduces the Risk of Dysphagia in Stroke Patients: A Propensity Score-Matched Cohort Study.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2021Article
- Nurses' knowledge of stroke-related oropharyngeal dysphagia in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir Kommunikasieafwykings · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundDysphagia is common after stroke and represents a major risk factor for developing aspiration pneumonia. Early detection can reduce the risk of pulmonary complications and death. Despite the fact that evidence-based guidelines recommend screening for swallowing deficit using a standardized screening tool, national audits has identified a gap between practice and this recommendation. The aim was to determine the level of adherence to an evidence-based recommendation on swallow assessment and to take actions to improve practice if necessary.
methodsWe carried out a criteria-based clinical audit (CBCA) in a small stroke unit at a Norwegian hospital. Patients with hemorrhagic stroke, ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack were included. A power calculation informed the number of included patients at baseline (
resultsAmong 88 cases at baseline, documentation of swallow screening was complete for 6% (95% CI 2-11). In the re-audit (
conclusionA CBCA involving management and staff, and using multiple tailored intervention targeting barriers, led to greater adherence with the recommendation for screening stroke patients for dysphagia.
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