Clinical Swallow Examination Following Laryngectomy: An International e-Delphi Consensus Process.

ABSTRACT: Clinical swallow examination (CSE) following laryngectomy (± pharyngeal resection) remains a critical step in dysphagia evaluation. Whilst the core components of a standard CSE service a broad spectrum of patient populations, no evidence exists examining the essential assessment items specific to CSE in the laryngectomy population. The aim of this study was to identify the tasks, measures and observations considered necessary to include in a CSE post laryngectomy. Using an e-Delphi approach, a 4-round online survey series was undertaken with 34 speech pathologists experienced in laryngectomy swallowing management from 6 countries. In the first round (item generation) participants were provided with the questions from the swallowing outcomes after laryngectomy (SOAL) as stimulus, to generat

SUBMITTER: Wilson SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12328528 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature