Dysphagia Bedside Screening for Acute-Stroke Patients The Gugging Swallowing Screen

Stroke8.30
Volume: 38, Issue: 11, Pages: 2948 - 2952
Published: Nov 1, 2007
Abstract
Background and Purpose— Acute-onset dysphagia after stroke is frequently associated with an increased risk of aspiration pneumonia. Because most screening tools are complex and biased toward fluid swallowing, we developed a simple, stepwise bedside screen that allows a graded rating with separate evaluations for nonfluid and fluid nutrition starting with nonfluid textures. The Gugging Swallowing Screen (GUSS) aims at reducing the risk of...
Paper Details
Title
Dysphagia Bedside Screening for Acute-Stroke Patients The Gugging Swallowing Screen
Published Date
Nov 1, 2007
Journal
Volume
38
Issue
11
Pages
2948 - 2952
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