International Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Open Access
ISSN: 2329-9096
+44 1300 500008
ISSN: 2329-9096
+44 1300 500008
Masaru Konishi
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences,
Hiroshima
Japan
Review Article
Differences of Aspiration between Liquid and Solid Foods in Video Fluoroscopic Swallowing Study: A Review of Literature
Author(s): Masaru Konishi, Yukimi Yasuhara, Toshikazu Nagasaki, Atia Hossain, Keiji Tanimoto and Madeleine RohlinMasaru Konishi, Yukimi Yasuhara, Toshikazu Nagasaki, Atia Hossain, Keiji Tanimoto and Madeleine Rohlin
The videofluoroscopic swallowing study (VFSS) is commonly considered the gold standard for assessing a patient’s swallowing ability. Most dysphagic patients arrange food to make it thicker or softer and thus easier and safer to swallow. A popular point of discussion, even argument, about VFSS among clinicians is whether to use barium sulfate in isolation or in combination with real food. No firm answer has emerged from these discussions, and proponents of both perspectives have seemingly valid points. The aim of the present study was to review whether there were differences between the results using liquid or solid foods in VFSS. We performed a literature search and interpreted the data acquired according to a systematic method. After data extraction and interpretation, we were left with 14 publications that were considered relevant. Most of the research showed that the rate of .. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2329-9096.1000446