Predictive factors for oropharyngeal dysphagia after prolonged orotracheal intubation

ConclusionPatients submitted to prolonged intubation who have risk factors associated with dysphagia and aspiration should be submitted to an early speech-language/audiology assessment and receive appropriate and timely treatment. The recognition of these predictive factors by the entire multidisciplinary team can minimize the possibility of clinical complications inherent to the risk of dysphagia and aspiration in extubated patients.ResumoIntroduçãoLesões na cavidade oral, faringe e laringe, em virtude de intubação endotraqueal, podem causar redução da motricidade e da sensibilidade local e comprometer o processo da deglutição, determinando disfagia orofaríngea.ObjetivoVerificar os fatores preditivos do desenvolvimento de disfagia orofaríngea e risco de aspiração em pacientes...

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