of example, I will sometimes point out that aspiration isn’t really bothering a given Ian J. Baguley. Park JW, Kim Y, Oh JC, Lee HJ. Dysphagia. Causes and complications associated with swallowing disorders in traumatic brain injury. [4] found that global injury severity indicators [Glasgow Coma Score (GCS), RLA, Functional Independence Measure and Functional Oral Intake Scale scores] were all predictors of time to achieving functional oral intake. At 1 year follow-up, none were silent aspirators and some had recovered their cough reflex. I’m fortunate to have very good relationships with most NPO. J Head Trauma Rehabil. but is choosing to accept these risks for comfort and QO), especially in the context Tolep K, Getch CL, Criner GJ. Mackay LE, Morgan AS, Bernstein BA. Hiss SG, Postma GN. I would start there. 1981;70:70–6. Confirmation of no causal relationship between tracheotomy and aspiration status: a direct replication study. On my SLP team, we share freely with each other the things we are learning and what The greatest swallowing improvements were noted during the first 6 months post-injury, with more gradual improvements after this time. Participant: How do you deal with staff who refuse to feed the patient who is at risk of aspiration 1990;5:147–51. Of those patients, 37% will develop pneumonia. Arend: Perhaps something like a time to discuss the research, like a “research book club” Instead, the severe illness necessitating the tracheostomy, whether neurological or not, and/or high dose medications [5] such as sedatives and neuromuscular blocking agents cause dysphagia, not the tracheostomy itself [37, 38, 58]. 1999;14:93–109. not feel we have to rehab them—and we can focus on quality of life and involve the Neuromuscular treatments for speech and swallowing: a tutorial. 2010;18:159–64. Curr Phys Med Rehabil Rep 2, 219–230 (2014). Terre R, Mearin F. Evolution of tracheal aspiration in severe traumatic brain injury-related oropharyngeal dysphagia: 1-year longitudinal follow-up study. The supraglottic and super-supraglottic swallows are recommended in patients with reduced airway closure and/or a delayed pharyngeal swallow [43]. J Speech Lang Hear Res. Dysphagia. regard to swallow safety. I 1989;3(1):19–26. Oral food trials may reveal whether they can accept being fed without becoming agitated [40]. Am J Med. Head Neck. Studies suggested that even in the absence of neurological conditions, patients with tracheostomies risked dysphagia [56]. As appropriate, I help with some Dysphagia. Dysphagia. 2002;50:430–3. Tracheotomised patients with TBI are likely to be dysphagic because of their neurological impairment, medications [5], intercurrent medical co-morbidities [37], or a combination of these factors. more alert. That meeting helped a lot. They reported that feeding mode at discharge correlated with RLA level on admission and discharge and Disability Rating Scale (DRS) score on discharge [41]. Dysphagia. Discussions must address psychosocial issues, such as the probable change in the patient’s role in the family and dependency issues following the TBI [115]. Krival: I will say that what helped me most in the SNF setting was to have collaborated with As a bedside assessment, it is a simple and economical way of screening patients with tracheostomies for aspiration [73]. Dysphagia. Conversely, in dysphagia following CVA [47] the tongue control deficits were less severe and reduced pharyngeal peristalsis was more frequent [32]. I am surprised at how many doctors don’t know that tube feedings Tracheostomies, while not causing dysphagia on their own [37–39], are common in this population and will also be discussed. 1999;14:67–72. dysphagia • 43-54% of stroke patients with dysphagia will experience aspiration • Of those patients, 37% will develop pneumonia • If not part of a dysphagia diagnosis and treatment program, 3.8% with pneumonia will die https://doi.org/10.1007/s40141-014-0064-z, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40141-014-0064-z, Over 10 million scientific documents at your fingertips, Not logged in Wheeler-Hegland KM, Rosenbek JC, Sapienza CM. A systematic review of oral motor exercises and sensory motor interventions found ‘insufficient evidence to draw any conclusions on the value of these interventions in dysphagia treatment’ [92] and that further studies are required to determine their efficacy. goals are very important. These impairments commonly occur in combination because ‘selective injury of particular neural tracts is rare.’ [100] In keeping with this, post-TBI oropharyngeal deficits could result from a variety of neuromuscular dysfunctions. Bonanno PC. Post-discharge from rehabilitation, patients with TBI can be 79 times more likely to die from aspiration pneumonia compared to the general population [18]. Similarly, impaired executive functions such as self-regulation and mental flexibility may limit patients’ ability to apply strategies to everyday eating situations [33]. Disordered sensory perception in some patients may result in difficulty registering that food/fluid remains in their mouth [40]. 2008;23:230–6. NPO due to inability to swallow secondary to unresponsiveness to oral stimuli, etc.? The likelihood and severity of dysphagia appears linked to injury severity, in that various injury severity markers have been identified as independent predictors. These factors help identify patients at risk of dysphagia [12]. In populations who are physically or cognitively unable to independently perform oral care activities, regular oral care is critical in reducing the risk of aspiration pneumonia and other respiratory infections [113]. Patient may require restraints to leave tube in place.” And really, I talk to the 1971;174:29–33. Participant: If an eval is ordered and the patient is unresponsive/actively dying, the lecture Download DYSPHAGIA … Could 1989;4(4):64–72. Lan Y, Ohkubo M, Berretin-Felix G, Sia I, Carnaby-Mann GD, Crary MA. J Speech Lang Hear Res. O’Neil-Pirozzi TM, Lisiecki DJ, Momose KJ, Connors JJ, Milliner MP. I reinforce we are trying to provide a comfortable PO This is particularly the case with patients with severe DAI who experience abnormal arousal, attention and cognitive issues [10]. Krival: And as far as the team, to some extent the same concept works pretty well for me, However, the authors commented that tracheostomy and longer ventilation were potentially not causative factors for dysphagia, but were indicative of a greater severity of brain injury [42]. Or to assist in solving one? Mackay et al. 2007;22:1–10. The strong relationship between cognition and safe oral feeding is reported frequently. Early TBI studies revealed that the most prevalent issue interfering with swallowing function was reduced cognition, followed by motor-control impairments [6]. A study by Robbins et al. Oral health and swallowing problems. Outcomes and costs of acute treatment of traumatic brain injury. Doeltgen SH, Macrae P, Huckabee M-L. Pharyngeal pressure generation during tongue-hold swallows across age groups. Law JH, Banhart K, Rowlett W, et al. Taken together, these studies support the contention that the presentation of post-TBI dysphagia differs to that following CVA. Am J Speech Lang Pathol. 2000;110:641–4. The Masako maneuver involves the patient holding their tongue between their front teeth in an anterior position while swallowing [77]. [email protected], © 2017 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Clinical characteristics of acute dysphagia in pediatric patients following traumatic brain injury. This is particularly the case post- TBI, as attentional and memory impairments may affect their ability to recall and implement strategies. Participant: In keeping within our scope of practice and providing education regarding tube-feeding 2008;89:1556–62. However, the efficacy of these approaches is dependent on the patient having sufficient behavioral control and cognitive-communication skills to attend to, comprehend and recall and sequence commands consistently [8, 9, 40]. Following further analyses, the authors concluded that RLA was the most important independent predictor of the time taken to achieve full oral feeding [29]. 1999;14(5):475–85. Krival: I think that once you have evidence that the person’s oxygen saturation or comfort going well, they can usually see for themselves, and then they ask what the options Brenda Arend: The main thing I’d want you to take away is the shift in focus from “rehab” to “palliative” The oropharyngeal deficits in CVA are thought to differ from those occurring in TBI populations. Curr Phys Med Rehabil Rep. 2013;1:292–5. The social and psychological impacts of dysphagia can reduce patients’ quality of life [17]. 2002;17:139–46. 2012;27:521–7. For many years, a causative link between tracheostomies and dysphagia and aspiration was believed to exist [53–55]. Swallowing problems in adults with traumatic brain injury. Studies of ‘neurogenic dysphagia’ typically include heterogeneous subject groups, including subjects with cerebrovascular accident (CVA), progressive neurological diseases, brain tumors as well as TBI [19, 20]. your session, what would that one key takeaway be? doctor about it. The purported aims of transcutaneous NMES are often vague and generic: to ‘enhance movement by increasing muscle contraction’ [94•] to ‘improve function by strengthening the swallowing musculature or by stimulating the sensory pathways relevant to swallowing, or both;’ [107] and to ‘re-educate patients to use their pharyngeal muscles in the throat for patterned activity to initiate or re-establish swallowing.’ [24] Humbert [108] comments that the intended use of transcutaneous NMES is not clear and the evidence limited and conflicting when used in dysphagia [94•, 108, 109]. Training has been suggested to obtain consistent and effective performance: [82] a factor meaning they may be unsuitable for some patients with TBI, particularly as the supraglottic swallow was shown to be difficult for neurological patients to learn and perform [84]. Traditional treatments for ‘neurogenic dysphagia’ such as postural adjustments, swallowing maneuvers and oral motor exercises are not necessarily appropriate or effective for TBI patients. treatment plan. Dysphagia: clinical management in adults and children. Patients with delayed initiation of the oral or pharyngeal phase of swallowing may benefit from strategies designed to increase sensory input before or during the swallow [65]. The variable nature of TBI increases the complexity of dysphagia in these patients: [10] depending on the severity, and neuroanatomical site/s of injury, the resulting dysphagia can range from mild to severe, often necessitating enteral feeding. Similar oromotor presentations have been found in pediatric TBI patients [10, 44, 45]. The greater the severity of TBI, the greater the economic burden on healthcare providers [2, 3], particularly acute care and rehabilitation services. Crary MA, Carnaby GD, LaGorio LA, Carvajal PJ. J Head Trauma Rehabil. Patients with TBI and dysphagia have longer average hospital admissions compared to those without dysphagia [11] and are at risk of weight loss, malnutrition and dehydration [12]. Prolonged endotracheal tube (ETT) and ventilation places non-TBI trauma patients at an increased risk of silent and overt aspiration, however, this risk is transient [35], with dysphagia resolving in 2–5 days post-extubation [34, 35, 48]. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2008;117(4):279–87. 2012;27:240–50. Krival: DiBartolo (2006) is a review article, which is always a fabulous place to start as are if the patient can’t swallow. Available in English and Español. Techniques to maximize signal detection and avoid misinterpretation of signals are also important [105]. Altman KW, Yu G, Schaefer SD. Dysphagia. Logemann JA, Pepe J, Mackay LE. This examination involves passing a flexible scope through the nose to the level of the soft palate [43] to view the hypopharynx, larynx and proximal trachea [66] during swallowing. Google Scholar. for pulmonary issues, so they’ll begin to see that perspective as well. In patients with normal or near normal swallowing physiology, these cognitive-communication and behavioral issues actually cause or worsen the dysphagia [40]. 2001;16(1):61–75. 2007;22(3):184–91. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. palliation versus rehabilitation, particularly with the interdisciplinary team. These can include videofluoroscopic swallow study (VFSS) (modified barium swallow), fiber-optic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES), fiber-optic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing with sensory testing (FEESST), cervical auscultation, pharyngeal manometry, pulse oximetry and electromyography [63]. Barquist E, Brown M, Cohn S, Lundy D, Jackowski J. Postextubation fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing after prolonged endotracheal intubation: a randomised, prospective trial. Given the scarcity of evidence for many traditional forms of dysphagia management, regular monitoring and assessment of therapeutic strategies for individuals is recommended to maximize efficacy and avoid unwanted outcomes. This retrospective study examined the predictor variables for oropharyngeal dysphagia in 219 patients following severe traumatic brain injury. crossroads of tube-feeding versus palliative swallow. volume 2, pages219–230(2014)Cite this article. 2003;44:366–72. Speech pathologists commonly recommend thickening fluids and/or softening or pureeing food [90]. Krival: I think we as therapists are also pretty focused on how we would experience dysphagia, not on how our patients are. Evaluation and treatment of swallowing disorders. Do you have any approaches or suggestions for educating Another study found that tracheostomy removal did not change subjects’ aspiration or dysphagic status [58]. 2005;40(1):1–6. challenged by the idea of laying out options for our patients. 2009;61:200–5. PubMed These will be considered in turn. If family decides on feeding tube, patient The effects of lingual exercise in stroke patients with dysphagia. As discussed previously, post-TBI dysphagia may not be equivalent to other neurogenic dysphagias, and the multifactorial nature of post-TBI dysphagia requires patient- specific treatment and management. Swallowing disorders. 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