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ReviewDysphagia2024

Global State of the Art and Science of Childhood Dysphagia: Similarities and Disparities in Burden.

Maureen A Lefton-Greif, Joan C Arvedson, Daniele Farneti, Deborah S Levy, Sudarshan R Jadcherla

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Review in Dysphagia, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed
3.1field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
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  3. Feeding and swallowing in cerebral palsy: Caregiver burden, quality of life and support needs.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir Kommunikasieafwykings · 2025
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  4. Current trends and identified gaps in dysphagia research in Africa: A scoping review.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir Kommunikasieafwykings · 2025
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  6. The nutrition profile and utility of banana puree as a liquid thickener for medically complex infants with dysphagia.Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Maureen A Lefton-GreifEudowood Division of Pediatric Respiratory Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA. mlefton@jhmi.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-0167-2322
Joan C ArvedsonDepartment of Speech-Language Pathology, Children's Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
Daniele FarnetiAudiologic Phoniatric Service, ENT Department AUSL Romagna, Infermi Hospital, Rimini, Italy.
Deborah S LevyDepartment of Health and Human Communication, Universidade Federal, do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Sudarshan R JadcherlaDivisions of Neonatology, Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA.
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin · USJohns Hopkins University · USNationwide Children's Hospital · USOspedale Infermi di Rimini · ITUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul · BR

Funding

Aerodigestive Pathophysiology-Driven Mechanisms of Infant Feeding DifficultiesR01DK122171 · NIDDK · RESEARCH INST NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSP · PI JADCHERLA, SUDARSHAN R · 2020 to 2024
$2.6M
Pathophysiological Evidence Driven Management of GERD in Neonatal ICU Infants: Randomized Controlled TrialR01DK136762 · NIDDK · RESEARCH INST NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSP · PI Sudarshan R Jadcherla · 2023 to 2026
$2.6M
NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK122171NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK136762
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Feeding/swallowing and airway protection are complex functions, essential for survival, and continue to evolve throughout the lifetime. Medical and surgical advances across the globe have improved the long-term survival of medically complex children at the cost of increasing comorbidities, including dysfunctional swallowing (dysphagia). Dysphagia is prominent in children with histories of preterm birth, neurologic and neuromuscular diagnoses, developmental delays, and aerodigestive disorders; and is associated with medical, health, and neurodevelopmental problems; and long-term socioeconomic, caregiver, health system, and social burdens. Despite these survival and population trends, data on global prevalence of childhood dysphagia and associated burdens are limited, and practice variations are common. This article reviews current global population and resource-dependent influences on current trends for children with dysphagia, disparities in the availability and access to specialized multidisciplinary care, and potential impacts on burdens. A patient example will illustrate some questions to be considered and decision-making options in relation to age and development, availability and accessibility to resources, as well as diverse cultures and family values. Precise recognition of feeding/swallowing disorders and follow-up intervention are enhanced by awareness and knowledge of global disparities in resources. Initiatives are needed, which address geographic and economic barriers to providing optimal care to children with dysphagia.

Indexed as

Deglutition DisordersGlobal HealthChildChild, PreschoolCost of IllnessFemaleHealthcare DisparitiesHealth Services AccessibilityHumansInfantMalePrevalenceDeglutitionDysphagiaFeeding/swallowingPediatricWorldwide

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PMID38503935
PMCPMC13455181
OpenAlexW4392971273

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