Protocol for a scoping review study to identify and map treatments for dysphagia following moderate to severe acquired brain injury.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Dysphagia is highly prevalent in patients with acquired brain injury (ABI) and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. However, dysphagia management varies greatly between units and internationally, and there is currently no consensus, standard intervention or treatment. A review mapping the existing literature on dysphagia treatment is needed. In this paper, the protocol for a scoping review to identify and map dysphagia treatment following ABI is outlined.

Objective

The objective of the scoping review is to systematically map the existing research literature to answer the research question: Which non-surgical, non-pharmacological interventions are used in the treatment of dysphagia in patients with moderate and severe acquired brain injury in the a

SUBMITTER: Eskildsen SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6661611 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature