| A Method to Objectively Assess Swallow Function in Adults with Suspected Aspiration. | |
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PMID: 21354152 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Pharyngeal manometry and impedance provide information on swallow function. We developed a new analysis approach for assessment of aspiration risk. METHODS: We studied 20 patients (30-95 years old), with suspected aspiration who were referred for videofluoroscopy, along with controls (aged 24-47 years). The pharyngeal phase of liquid bolus swallowing was recorded with manometry and impedance. Data from the first swallow of a bolus and subsequent clearing swallows were analyzed. We scored fluoroscopic evidence of aspiration and investigated a range of computationally derived functional variables. Of these, 4 stood out as having high diagnostic value: peak pressure (PeakP), pressure at nadir impedance (PNadImp), time from nadir impedance to peak pressure (TNadImp-PeakP), and the interval of impedance drop in the distal pharynx (flow interval). RESULTS: During 54 liquid, first swallows and 40 clearing swallows, aspiration was observed in 35 (13 patients). Compared to those of controls, patient swallows were characterized by a lower PeakP, higher PNadImp, longer flow interval, and shorter TNadImp-PeakP. A swallow risk index (SRI), designed to identify dysfunctions associated with aspiration, was developed from iterative evaluations of variables. The average first swallow SRI correlated with the average aspiration score (r=0.846, P<0.00001 for Spearman Rank Correlation). An average SRI of 15, when used as a cut-off, predicted aspiration during fluoroscopy for this cohort (κ=1.0). CONCLUSIONS: Pressure-flow variables derived from automated analysis of combined manometric/impedance measurements provide valuable diagnostic information. When combined into a SRI, these measurements are a robust predictor of aspiration. |
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Taher I Omari; Eddy Dejaeger; Dirk Van Beckevoort; Ann Goeleven; Geoffrey P Davidson; John Dent; Jan Tack; Nathalie Rommel |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-2-23 |
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Title: Gastroenterology Volume: - ISSN: 1528-0012 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Feb |
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Created Date: 2011-2-28 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0374630 Medline TA: Gastroenterology Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Copyright © 2011 AGA Institute. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Gastroenterology Unit, Child, Youth & Women's Health Service, North Adelaide, SA, Australia; School of Paediatrics and Reproductive Health, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia. |
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