Successful treatment of intubation-induced severe neurogenic post-extubation dysphagia using pharyngeal electrical stimulation in a COVID-19 survivor: a case report.
Marianna Theresia TraugottWolfgang HoeplerReinhard KitzbergerSophie PavlataTamara SeitzSebastian BaumgartnerGudrun Placher-SorkoDaniela Pirker-KrassnigUrs EhehaltAndreas GrasnekMichaela Beham-KacerovskyEmanuela FrieseChristoph WenischStephanie NeuholdPublished in: Journal of medical case reports (2021)
PES treatment contributed to the restoration of a safe swallowing function in this critically ill patient with COVID-19 and ICU-acquired swallowing dysfunction. Early clinical bedside swallowing assessment and dysphagia intervention in COVID-19 patients is crucial to optimize their full recovery. PES may contribute to a safe and earlier ICU discharge of patients with ICU-acquired swallowing dysfunction. Earlier ICU discharge and reduced rates of re-intubation following PES can help alleviate some of the pressure on ICU bed capacity, which is critical in times of a health emergency such as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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