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Summary of the best evidence for the management of dysphagia in elderly patients

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Abstract

Objective

To search for and summarize the best evidence for themanagement of elderly patients with dysphagia.

Methods

Clinical decisions, recommended practices, evidence summaries, clinical practice guidelines, expert consensus, and systematic reviews on the management of dysphagia among elderly patients were systematically reviewed from domestic and foreign guideline websites, association websites, and Chinese and English databases according to the 6S model of evidence-based resources. The search period was between January 1, 2010 and November 1, 2023. Two researchers evaluated the quality of the included literature respectively and extracted evidence.

Results

A total of 14 literatures were identified, including 2 guidelines, 2 clinical decisions, 5 evidence summaries, 3 expert consensus statements, and 2 systematic reviews. Twenty-four pieces of evidence from 7 aspects were summarized, including assessment, treatment and rehabilitation, medication care, nutrition management, oral care, complication management, and psychological care.

Conclusion

The best evidence-based recommendations for the management of dysphagia in elderly patients is summarized, it is suggested that the best evidence should be selected according to the actual situation of patients, and a personalized management plan should be formulated to improve the quality of life of patients and achieve high-quality nursing.

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  1. Mengdan Liu and Xushu Chen contributed equally to this work and share first authorship.

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  2. Intensive Care Unit, Longquanyi District Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 783, **ndu Dadao, **ndu District, Chengdu, 610000, Sichuan, China

    Peng Ma

  3. The Publicity Division, Neijiang First People’s Hospital, Neijiang, 641000, Sichuan, China

    Min Deng

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Liu, M., Chen, X., Ma, P. et al. Summary of the best evidence for the management of dysphagia in elderly patients. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-024-08530-2

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