Swallowing disorders and mortality in adults with advanced cancer outside the head and neck and upper gastrointestinal tract: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although oncological palliative care is increasingly being offered by multidisciplinary teams, there is still a lack of data about some symptoms handled by these teams, such as dysphagia, in patients with advanced cancer outside swallow regions. This study aimed to estimate the occurrence of dysphagia in prognosis studies of adults with advanced cancer outside the head, neck, and upper gastrointestinal tract, and to determine if there is an association with mortality.

Methods

A systematic review of studies that evaluated dysphagia and mortality was conducted (PROSPERO: CRD42021257172).

Data sources

BVS, PubMed, CINAHL, Web of Science, and Scopus. Data between 2011 and 2023 were selected.

Results

Among the 608 articles screened, only 14 were included,

SUBMITTER: Silva DNM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10557219 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature