Determining the Impact of Thickened Liquids on Swallowing in Patients Undergoing Irradiation for Oropharynx Cancer.
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
; 166(3): 511-514, 2022 03.
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| ID: mdl-33940982
ABSTRACT
The current standard for the treatment of oropharynx cancers is radiation therapy. However, patients are frequently left with dysphagia characterized by penetration-aspiration (impaired safety) and residue (impaired efficiency). Although thickened liquids are commonly used to manage dysphagia, we lack evidence to guide the modification of liquids for clinical benefit in the head and neck cancer population. The objective of this study was to assess the impact of slightly and mildly thick liquids on penetration-aspiration and residue in 12 patients with oropharyngeal cancer who displayed penetration-aspiration on thin liquid within 3 to 6 months after completion of radiotherapy. Significantly fewer instances of penetration-aspiration were seen with slightly and mildly thick liquids as compared with thin (P < .05). No differences were found across stimuli in the frequency of residue. Patients with oropharyngeal cancers who present with post-radiation therapy dysphagia involving penetration-aspiration on thin liquids may benefit from slightly and mildly thick liquids without risk of worse residue.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Transtornos de Deglutição
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Neoplasias Orofaríngeas
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Neoplasias de Cabeça e Pescoço
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
Assunto da revista:
OTORRINOLARINGOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2022
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Article
País de afiliação:
Canadá