Implementation of a free water protocol at a long term acute care hospital

Implementation of a free water protocol at a long term acute care hospital

Abstract This feasibility study aimed to trial a Free Water Protocol (FWP) for patients with thin liquid dysphagia in the Long-Term Acute Care Hospital (LTACH) setting. Patients with dysphagia are often prescribed thickened liquids to avoid or mitigate aspiration. While this clinical intervention ca...

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Main Authors: Stefanie Gaidos, Henry C. Hrdlicka, John Corbett
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-29448-5

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