Healthcare-related cost of oropharyngeal dysphagia and its complications pneumonia and malnutrition after stroke: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess the healthcare costs associated with poststroke oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) and its complications (malnutrition, dehydration, pneumonia and death).

Design

Systematic review following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses recommendations.

Data sources

MEDLINE, Embase and the National Health Service Economic Evaluation Database were searched up to 31 December 2019.

Participants

Patients with poststroke.

Primary outcome measures

The costs associated to poststroke OD and its complications.

Data analysis

Data were synthetised narratively, quality evaluation was done using an adaptation of Drummond's checklist and Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation recommendations were use

SUBMITTER: Marin S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7418658 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature