What is it about?
Oropharyngeal Dysphagia is prevalent and underdiagnosed. The consensus criteria for diagnosis propose three possible diagnoses, the present patient had a probable diagnosis of sarcopenic dysphagia. Dysphagia has an important impact on heath. It leads to malnutrition, dehydration and infections.
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Why is it important?
The main problem for detection in Oropharyngeal Dysphagia is the lack of acknowledgment leading to underdiagnosis and inaccurate classification, spending economic resources and patient time in wrong treatment work-up. Accurate evaluation and diagnosis is the key to an adequate treatment. The two main treatment objectives are nutritional and deglutition rehabilitation (new ways to feed the patient, only if it is strictly indicated).
Perspectives
The adequate Oropharyngeal Dysphagia (OD) treatment prevents aspiration pneumonia, malnutrition and mortality. Every doctor must have in mind the existence of OD and its wide range of causes to prevent, treat, and avoid complications of this disease.
Diego Andrés Chavarro-Carvajal
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
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This page is a summary of: Oropharyngeal dysphagia in older adults: The well-known tale, Geriatrics and Gerontology International, June 2017, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/ggi.13012.
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