The Benefit of Dysphagia Screening in Adult Patients With Stroke: A Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Background Early identification of dysphagia aims to mitigate the risk of health consequences in adults poststroke; however, the evidence from experimental trials alone is inconclusive. This meta-analysis assessed dysphagia screening benefit from both trial and observational data. Methods and Results Seven electronic databases were searched to December 2019. Unique abstracts and full articles were screened for eligibility by 2 independent blinded raters using a priori criteria and discrepancies resolved by consensus. Included studies were summarized descriptively and assessed for methodological quality using Cochrane Risk of Bias Tool. Across studies, pooled estimates of health benefit were derived for homogeneous data using Review Manger 5.3. From the yield of 8860 citations, 30 unique ar

SUBMITTER: Sherman V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8477882 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature