Exercise-based dysphagia rehabilitation for adults with oesophageal cancer: a systematic review.
Anna GillmanMichelle HayesGreg SheafMargaret WalsheJohn V ReynoldsJulie ReganPublished in: BMC cancer (2022)
This systematic review highlights a low-volume of low-quality evidence to support exercise-based dysphagia rehabilitation in adults undergoing surgery for oesophageal cancer. As dysphagia is a common symptom impacting quality of life throughout survivorship, findings will guide future research to determine if swallowing rehabilitation should be included in enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) programmes. This review is limited by the inclusion of non-randomised control trials and the reliance on Japanese interpretation which may have resulted in bias. The reviewed studies were all of weak design with limited data reported.
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