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Open AccessEffects of a swallowing and oral-care program on resuming oral feeding and reducing pneumonia in patients following endotracheal extubation: a randomized, open-label, controlled trial
The resumption of oral feeding and free from pneumonia are important therapeutic goals for critically ill patients who have been successfully extubated after prolonged (≥ 48 h) endotracheal intubation. We aime...
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Proactive Swallowing Rehabilitation in Patients with Recurrent Oral Cancer Receiving Salvage Treatment: Long-Term Swallowing-Related Outcomes
The present study aimed to evaluate the impact of proactive swallowing rehabilitation on swallowing function and quality of life in patients with recurrent oral cancer in the first 2 years after salvage treatm...
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Effects of surgery on the relationship between subglottic pressure and fundamental frequency in vocal fold dynamics in patients with benign laryngeal diseases
Subglottic pressure (Ps) and fundamental frequency (F0) play important roles in governing vocal fold (VF) dynamics. Theoretical description, model simulation, excised larynx and animal models have been used in pr...
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Open AccessPredicting feeding-tube dependence in patients following endotracheal extubation: a two-item swallowing screen
To meet the surging demands for intubation and invasive ventilation as more COVID-19 patients begin their recovery, clinicians are challenged to find an ultra-brief and minimally invasive screen for postextuba...
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Open AccessOpsin gene expression regulated by testosterone level in a sexually dimorphic lizard
Expression of nuptial color is usually energetically costly, and is therefore regarded as an ‘honest signal’ to reflect mate quality. In order to choose a mate with high quality, both sexes may benefit from th...
