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ArticleJournal of thoracic disease2024

Risk factors and impact of swallowing impairment and aspiration after lung transplantation.

Kahla Graham, Taisuke Kaiho, Benjamin Louis Thomae, Yuriko Yagi, Emily Cerier, Bonnie Martin-Harris, Ankit Bharat, Chitaru Kurihara

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Kahla GrahamDepartment of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1693-7311
Taisuke KaihoDivision of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
Benjamin Louis ThomaeDivision of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
Yuriko YagiDivision of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
Emily CerierDivision of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
Bonnie Martin-HarrisDepartment of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA.
Ankit BharatDivision of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
Chitaru KuriharaDivision of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.

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Abstract

Background: Oropharyngeal swallowing impairment frequently occurs following lung transplantation, placing patients at risk of aspiration-related complications and mortality. The primary objectives of this study were to characterize swallowing impairment and explore potential risk factors for aspiration after lung transplantation. Methods: A retrospective review of lung transplant recipients treated between January 2018 and December 2022 that received an instrumental swallow study was conducted. Clinical characteristics, post-operative outcomes, and results of swallow studies were evaluated. Airway invasion was classified using the Penetration-Aspiration Scale (PAS). Swallowing physiology was characterized using the Modified Barium Swallow Impairment Profile. Chi-squared, Wilcoxon signed-rank, Kaplan-Meier, Student's Results: One hundred eighteen patients underwent lung transplantation and had an instrumental swallow study. Fifty-nine percent (70/118) demonstrated airway invasion. Delayed swallow initiation occurred in all patients that had videofluoroscopy (39/118). Body mass index (BMI) and body surface area (BSA) were significantly lower in patients with airway invasion (24.7±4.5 Conclusions: Oropharyngeal swallowing impairment and airway invasion occurred with high frequency, and linkages to low BMI or frailty were found. Although the true prevalence of aspiration after lung transplantation might be underestimated by referral patterns in this cohort, the negative impact of aspiration after lung transplantation may be mitigated by appropriate recognition and intervention.

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aspirationdysphagiaLung transplantoropharyngealswallow

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PMCPMC11494599

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