Shedding Light on Dysphagia Associated With COVID-19: The What and Why

• Published in: OTO open : the official open access journal of the American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery Foundation Vol. 4; no. 2; pp. 2473974X20934770 - n/a
• Main Authors: Mohan, Ranjini, Mohapatra, Bijoyaa
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.04.2020; John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Dysphagia; Respiratory therapy; screening; ventilation; COVID-19; dysphagia; screening; ventilation

The most common symptom of COVID-19 in critically ill patients is ARDS (acute respiratory distress syndrome), with many patients requiring invasive or noninvasive respiratory support in the intensive care unit. Oropharyngeal dysphagia may be a consequence of the respiratory-swallowing incoordination...