PHAryngeal electrical STimulation for early decannulation in TRACheotomised stroke patients with neurogenic dysphagia (PHAST-TRAC): a prospective randomised single-blinded trial

Background Dysphagia after stroke is common, especially in severely affected, tracheotomised patients. In a pilot trial, pharyngeal electrical stimulation (PES) improved swallowing function in this group of patients. The PHAryngeal electrical STimulation for early decannulation in TRACheotomised...

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Main Authors: Dziewas, Rainer, Stellato, Rebecca, Van Der Tweel, Ingeborg, Walther, Ernst, Werner, Cornelius J., Braun, Tobias, Citerio, Giuseppe, Jandl, Mitja, Friedrichs, Michael, Nötzel, Katja, Vosko, Milan R., Mistry, Satish, Hamdy, Shaheen, McGowan, Susan, Warnecke, Tobias, Zwittag, Paul, Bath, Philip M.W.
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Published: Elsevier 2018
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/52782/