Swallowing dysfunction as a factor that should be remembered in recurrent pneumonia: videofluoroscopic swallow study

KAYMAZ N., Ozcelik U., DEMİR N., Cinel G., Yalcin E., Ersoz D., ...Daha Fazla

MINERVA PEDIATRICA, cilt.69, sa.5, ss.396-402, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 69 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.23736/s0026-4946.16.04245-6
  • Dergi Adı: MINERVA PEDIATRICA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.396-402
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Deglutition disorders, Fluoroscopy, Pneumonia, MODIFIED BARIUM SWALLOW, RISK-FACTORS, DYSPHAGIA, CHILDREN, MANAGEMENT
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

BACKGROUND: The swallow function is one of the strong defense mechanism against aspiration. Aspiration and pneumonia are unavoidable in patients with defective mechanism of swallowing. The aim of this study was to evaluate patients with recurrent pneumonia in terms of videofluoroscopic examination results.