Dysphagia after anterior cervical spine surgery: A prospective study using the swallowing-quality of life questionnaire and analysis of patient comorbidities

Spine

Volumn 36, Issue 17, 2011, Pages 1387-1391

  Siska, Peter A ^a   Ponnappan, Ravi K ^b   Hohl, Justin B ^a   Lee, Joon Y ^a   Kang, James D ^a   Donaldson, William F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

anterior cervical surgery; dysphagia; lumbar surgery; SWAL QOL

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CERVICAL SPINE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; SPINE SURGERY;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; DEGLUTITION; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; DISKECTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 80051546906     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31822340f2     Document Type: Article

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