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A Method to Objectively Assess Swallow Function in Adults With Suspected Aspiration

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Omari, Taher I., Dejaeger, Eddy, van Beckevoort, Dirk, Goeleven, Ann, Davidson, Geoffrey P., Dent, John, Tack, Jan, Rommel, Nathalie·2011·Gastroenterology

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Background & aims Pharyngeal manometry and impedance provide information on swallow function. We developed a new analysis approach for assessment of aspiration risk.Methods We studied 20 patients (30-95 years old) with suspected aspiration who were referred for videofluoroscopy, along with controls (ages 24-47 years). The pharyngeal phase of liquid bolus swallowing was recorded with manometry and impedance. Data from the first swallow of a bolus and subsequent clearing swallows were analyzed. We scored fluoroscopic evidence of aspiration and investigated a range of computationally derived functional variables. Of these, 4 stood out as having high diagnostic value: peak pressure (PeakP), pressure at nadir impedance (PNadImp), time from nadir impedance to peak pressure (TNadImp-PeakP), and the interval of impedance drop in the distal pharynx (flow interval).Results During 54 liquid, first swallows and 40 clearing swallows, aspiration was observed in 35 (13 patients). Compared to those of controls, patient swallows were characterized by a lower PeakP, higher PNadImp, longer flow interval, and shorter TNadImp-PeakP. A Swallow Risk Index (SRI), designed to identify dysfunctions associated with aspiration, was developed from iterative evaluations of variables. The average first swallow SRI correlated with the average aspiration score (r = 0.846, P < .00001 for Spearman Rank Correlation). An average SRI of 15, when used as a cutoff, predicted aspiration during fluoroscopy for this cohort (κ = 1.0).Conclusions Pressure-flow variables derived from automated analysis of combined manometric/impedance measurements provide valuable diagnostic information. When combined into an SRI, these measurements are a robust predictor of aspiration.

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Authors
Omari, T. I., Dejaeger, E., van Beckevoort, D., Goeleven, A., Davidson, G. P., Dent, J., Tack, J., & Rommel, N.
Affiliations
  • Women's and Children's Health Network (AU)
  • Universitair Ziekenhuis Leuven (BE)
  • Royal Adelaide Hospital (AU)
Corresponding author
Omari, Taher I.
Venue
Gastroenterology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2011-05
Volume
140
Issue
5
Pages
1454-1463
ISSN
0016-5085 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2061971154
Cited by
142
References
21
Citations by year
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FWCI
36.74
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Gastroenterology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Adelaide Research & Scholarship (AR&S) (University of Adelaide) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Speech and Hearing › Dysphagia Assessment and Management
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Voice and Speech Disorders
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Gastroenterology › Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments
Keywords
aspiration, dysphagia, pharyngeal manometry, impedance, pharyngeal pressure, pressure-flow study
MeSH terms
Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Deglutition, Deglutition Disorders, Female, Fluoroscopy, Humans, Male, Manometry, Middle Aged, Pharynx, Pressure, Video Recording, Reproducibility of Results, Young Adult

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