What is the value of fibre-endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) in neurological patients? A cross-sectional hospital-based registry study.

Tobias BraunMartin JuenemannMaxime ViardMarco MeyerSven FuestIris ReuterManfred KapsMario ProsiegelChristian Tanislav

Published in: BMJ open (2018)

On clinical investigation, dysphagia was misjudged for the majority of the patients. FEES might help to compensate this drawback, revising the diet regime in nearly 70% of the patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
subarachnoid hemorrhage