Dysphagia in non-intubated patients affected by COVID-19 infection.
Gianluigi Mariano GrilliRossana GiancasproAnna Del ColleCarla Maria Irene QuaratoDonato LacedoniaMaria Pia Foschino BarbaroMichele CassanoPublished in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2021)
Non-intubated patients can experience various grades of swallowing impairment that probably directly related to pulmonary respiratory function alterations and viral direct neuronal lesive activity. Although these symptoms show natural tendency to spontaneous resolution, their impact on a general physical impaired situation should not be underestimated, since it can adversely affect patients' recovery from COVID-19 worsening health outcomes.