Factors Associated with Swallowing Assessment after Oral Endotracheal Intubation and Mechanical Ventilation for Acute Lung Injury

Endotracheal intubation is associated with postextubation swallowing dysfunction, but no guidelines exist for postextubation swallowing assessments.We evaluated the prevalence, patient demographic and clinical factors, and intensive care unit (ICU) and hospital organizational factors associated with swallowing assessment after oral endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation in patients with acute lung injury (ALI).We performed a...