Subjective Assessment of Videofluoroscopic Swallow Studies

• Published in: Otolaryngology-head and neck surgery Vol. 156; no. 5; p. 901
• Main Authors: Lee, Janet W, Randall, Derrick R, Evangelista, Lisa M, Kuhn, Maggie A, Belafsky, Peter C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.05.2017
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Barium - pharmacology; Clinical Competence; Cohort Studies; Deglutition - physiology; Deglutition Disorders - diagnostic imaging; Deglutition Disorders - physiopathology; Double-Blind Method; Female; Fluoroscopy - methods; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Observer Variation; Otolaryngology - methods; Otolaryngology - standards; Severity of Illness Index; Tertiary Care Centers; Video Recording - methods; objective measures; pharynx; reproducibility; VFSS; deglutition; dynamic swallow study; dysphagia; fluoroscopic swallow study; modified barium swallow; MBS

Objective The videofluoroscopic swallow study (VFSS) is the gold standard diagnostic tool to evaluate oropharyngeal dysphagia. Although objective measurements on VFSS have been described, there is no universal method of analysis, and the majority of clinicians use subjective interpretation alone. Th...