Association between Swallowing-Related Questionnaire Responses and Pathological Signs on Videofluoroscopy in Children

The aim of this study was to identify relationships in children between responses to specific questions of interest in a clinical questionnaire concerning swallowing-related difficulties and pathological signs on a videofluoroscopic swallowing study (VFSS). A prospective data analysis was made of ch...

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Published in:Children (Basel) 2021-12, Vol.8 (12), p.1109
Main Authors: Jančíková, Jana, Bezděková, Denisa, Urbanová, Petra, Dohnalová, Lucie, Jabandžiev, Petr, Tedla, Miroslav, Frajková, Žofia, Jarkovský, Jiří, Urík, Milan
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Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Airway management
aspiration
children
Children & youth
Cooperation
Data collection
Dysphagia
Failure to thrive
Guardians
Infections
Neurological disorders
Pediatrics
Pneumonia
Questionnaires
specific questionnaire
Statistical analysis
Swallowing
videofluoroscopy
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Summary:The aim of this study was to identify relationships in children between responses to specific questions of interest in a clinical questionnaire concerning swallowing-related difficulties and pathological signs on a videofluoroscopic swallowing study (VFSS). A prospective data analysis was made of children evaluated with swallowing disorder between January 2018 and April 2021 at a tertiary care centre. Each child enrolled in the study underwent a subjective evaluation (targeted questions) and instrumental examination (VFSS). In total, 51 children suffering from swallowing problems (32 with a neurological disorder and 19 without neurological disorder) were included into the study. Our results showed there was a correlation between the occurrence of specific symptoms (wet voice, wet breathing, recurrent respiratory infections, chronic mucus) and other pathological signs on a VFSS (laryngeal penetration, residua, nasal regurgitation). The evaluation of these specific questions is a reliable and useful method for the management of dysphagia in neonates and infants. It can help us in selecting those patients for which it is appropriate to perform a VFSS.
ISSN:2227-9067
2227-9067
DOI:10.3390/children8121109