Temporal recovery and prognostic factors for dysphagia following cardiovascular surgery: Retrospective analysis and development of predictive score.
Nao HashidaKiyohito HosokawaAi KawamuraMotoyuki SuzukiItsuki KitayamaMasayuki NozawaEri OkajimaMadoka SugamotoAkinari SugauchiWataru SaharaShigeru MiyagawaHidenori InoharaPublished in: Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) (2024)
All risk factors for unsuccessful or delayed total oral intake were intubation for more than a week, poor swallowing ability, and the presence of perioperative complications. The scoring system accurately predicts the restoration of oral intake following CVS.