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Comparison between the functional aspects of swallowing and clinical markers in ICU patients with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).

Juliana Lopes FerrucciFernanda Chiarion SassiGisele Chagas de MedeirosClaudia Regina Furquim de Andrade
Published in: CoDAS (2019)
The score obtained on the SOFA and the time of orotracheal intubation were identified as the prognostic indicators of functional swallowing. The presence of altered cervical auscultation and coughing were clinical predictors of dysphagia.
Keyphrases
  • traumatic brain injury
  • intensive care unit
  • cardiac arrest
  • severe traumatic brain injury