Dysphagia screening and intensified oral hygiene reduce pneumonia after stroke

Journal of Neuroscience Nursing

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 139-146

  Sørensen, Rikke Terp ^a   Rasmussen, Rune Skovgaard ^a   Overgaard, Karsten ^a   Lerche, Axel ^a   Johansen, Ann Mosegaard ^a   Lindhardt, Tove ^a  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Acute stroke management; Acute stroke therapy; Aspiration pneumonia; Cerebrovascular disease; Dysphagia screening; Oral hygiene; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPHAGIA; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; MOUTH HYGIENE; NURSING; NURSING DISCIPLINE; OBSERVER VARIATION; STATISTICS; SWALLOWING; VERY ELDERLY;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEGLUTITION; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; OBSERVER VARIATION; ORAL HYGIENE; PNEUMONIA, ASPIRATION; SPECIALTIES, NURSING; STROKE;

EID: 84879188406     PISSN: 08880395     EISSN: 19452810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JNN.0b013e31828a412c     Document Type: Article

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