Risk Analysis Index Versus mFI‐5 for Predicting Outcomes After Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty
This retrospective database study of 2129 adults undergoing uvulopalatopharyngoplasty compared the risk analysis index (RAI) with the modified 5‐item frailty index (mFI‐5) for predicting 30‐day postoperative outcomes and found that frailty was associated with worse morbidity, prolonged hospitalization, non‐home discharge, and mortality.
Akshay Warrier +4 more
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Effect of Budesonide Oral Suspension on Time to First Dysphagia Symptom Response and Dysphagia Symptom Resolution Outcomes in Patients With Eosinophilic Esophagitis. [PDF]
Dellon ES +7 more
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National Trends and Risk Factors for Dysphagia After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion
From 2016 to 2023, inpatient anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) volume declined 52.2% while postoperative dysphagia rates increased 11.4% annually. Analysis of 496,425 cases demonstrated that dysphagia risk varied markedly by surgical indication, with cervical diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis, cervical spine fracture, and ...
Caryn J. Ha +4 more
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Laryngeal Dysfunction Following COVID‐19: A TriNetX Retrospective Cohort Study
COVID‐19 is associated with an increased incidence of new‐onset laryngeal dysfunction, including chronic cough, dysphagia, voice disorders, vocal fold paralysis, and laryngeal spasm, compared with uninfected controls. Risk peaks one to two years after infection for most outcomes and is influenced by factors such as hospitalization, mechanical ...
Cali Loblundo +4 more
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The prevalence, nature and trajectory of oropharyngeal dysphagia within the first year following curative open resection for esophageal cancer. [PDF]
Hayes M +5 more
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Long‐Term Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Cricothyrotomy at a Tertiary Care Level One Trauma Center
This retrospective study of 48 patients undergoing emergent cricothyrotomy (2014–2025) evaluated short‐ and long‐term outcomes and complications. Common complications included dysphagia, pneumonia, and dysphonia, with delayed conversion to tracheostomy associated with increased pneumonia risk; long‐term issues included persistent dysphagia, subglottic ...
Shivani Raizada +6 more
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Application of the Plan-Do-Check-Act Cycle in Reducing the Incidence of Dysphagia in Oral Cancer Patients After Radical Surgery. [PDF]
Hu ZY +5 more
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