Omission of dysphagia therapies in hospital discharge communications

Dysphagia

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 49-61

  Kind, Amy ^a,b   Anderson, Paul ^a,b   Hind, Jacqueline ^a,b   Robbins, JoAnne ^a,b   Smith, Maureen ^b  

^a WILLIAM S MIDDLETON MEMORIAL VETERANS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Care management; Communication; Continuity of care; Deglutition; Deglutition disorders; Hospital discharge

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIETARY INTAKE; DYSPHAGIA; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST; STROKE PATIENT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DEGLUTITION; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MEDICAL ERRORS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STROKE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79953662506     PISSN: 0179051X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00455-009-9266-4     Document Type: Article

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