Erschienen in:
01.06.2008 | Editorial
A Question of Rheological Control
verfasst von:
Catriona M. Steele, Julie A. Y. Cichero
Erschienen in:
Dysphagia
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Ausgabe 2/2008
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Excerpt
In their recent article, “The Impact of Rheologically Controlled Materials on the Identification of Airway Compromise on the Clinical and Videofluoroscopic Swallowing Examinations,” Groher et al. [
1] argue that for an accurate radiographic assessment of swallowing function, it is desirable that test fluids and clinical fluids are as closely matched as possible, if not identical. Given that barium is a solid, this is a very difficult task to manage. Groher et al. compared the prevalence of cough and voice changes in clinical (bedside) swallowing examination to the prevalence of aspiration in videofluoroscopy (performed within 72 h) using stimuli that were reported to be rheologically “identical” [
1]. …