Oropharyngeal Dysphagia and Impaired Motility of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract—Is There a Clinical Link in Neurocritical Care?

Oropharyngeal Dysphagia and Impaired Motility of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract—Is There a Clinical Link in Neurocritical Care?

Patients in the neurological ICU are at risk of suffering from disorders of the upper gastrointestinal tract. Oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) can be caused by the underlying neurological disease and/or ICU treatment itself. The latter was also identified as a risk factor for gastrointestinal dysmotilit...

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Main Authors: Paul Muhle, Karen Konert, Sonja Suntrup-Krueger, Inga Claus, Bendix Labeit, Mao Ogawa, Tobias Warnecke, Rainer Wirth, Rainer Dziewas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-10-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
gastric residual volume
dysphagia
flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing
gastric emptying
intensive care
neurology
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/11/3879

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