Design and implementation of Pharyngeal electrical Stimulation for early de-cannulation in TRACheotomized (PHAST-TRAC) stroke patients with neurogenic dysphagia: a prospective randomized single-blinded interventional study

International Journal of Stroke

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 430-437

  Dziewas, Rainer ^a   Mistry, Satish ^b   Hamdy, Shaheen ^c   Minnerup, Jens ^a   Van Der Tweel, Ingeborg ^d   Schäbitz, Wolf ^e   Bath, Philip M ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b Phagenesis Limited   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^e Bethel EvK Bielefeld ^*  (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

clinical trial protocol; fibreoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing; mechanical ventilation; Stroke; tracheotomy decannulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPHAGIA; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; PHARYNGEAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; AGED; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; COMPLICATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROCEDURES; TRACHEOTOMY;

AGED; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STROKE; TRACHEOTOMY;

EID: 85019255886     PISSN: 17474930     EISSN: 17474949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1747493016676618     Document Type: Article

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