Cost of oropharyngeal dysphagia after stroke: protocol for a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) is a major disorder following stroke. OD can produce alterations in both the efficacy and safety of deglutition and may result in malnutrition, dehydration, frailty, respiratory infections and pneumonia. These complications can be avoided by early detection and treatment of OD in poststroke patients, and hospital stays, medication and mortality rates can be reduced. In addition to acute in-hospital costs from OD complications, there are other costs related to poststroke OD such as direct non-healthcare costs or indirect costs. The objective of this systematic review is to assess and summarise literature on the costs related to OD in poststroke patients.

Methods and analysis

A systematic review of studies on the cost of OD and its com

SUBMITTER: Marin S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6303570 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature