RE-THINKING FIBEROPTIC ENDOSCOPIC EVALUATION OF SWALLOWING FOR CLINICAL DECISION-MAKING IN OROPHARYNGEAL DYSPHAGIA: AN EXPERT OPINION

Arq Gastroenterol. 2024 Oct 21:61:e24018. doi: 10.1590/S0004-2803.24612024-018. eCollection 2024.

Abstract

Background: •The lack of consensus in the execution and analysis of fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing is a recent conclusion in scientific evidence.

Background: •Understanding essential points of this method in the assessment of oropharyngeal dysphagia can contribute to more robust clinical decision-making and more effective therapeutic planning.

Background: •The opinion of experts in the field on the contributions of the exam in the context of clinical decision-making and rehabilitation in oropharyngeal dysphagia is essential for this re-thinking.

MeSH terms

  • Clinical Decision-Making*
  • Deglutition / physiology
  • Deglutition Disorders* / etiology
  • Deglutition Disorders* / physiopathology
  • Fiber Optic Technology*
  • Humans