Julie Blair

TL;DR: The MBSImp demonstrated clinical practicality, favorable inter- and intrarater reliability following standardized training, content, and external validity, and reflects potential for establishment of a new standard for quantification and comparison of oropharyngeal swallowing impairment across patient diagnoses as measured on MBSS.

TL;DR: Improvements in respiratory-swallowing coordination can be trained using a systematic protocol and respiratory phase-lung volume-related biofeedback in patients with HNC and chronic dysphagia, with favorable effects on airway protection and bolus clearance.

TL;DR: It is suggested that there are differences in both judgment of swallowing impairment and treatment recommendations when pulse rates are reduced from 30 to 15 pps to minimize radiation exposure.

TL;DR: It is suggested that a thorough, standardized protocol for MBSSs did not cause unnecessary radiation exposure time during the MBSs, and clinician experience on fluoroscopy time was not significantly associated with medical diagnosis category.

TL;DR: Respiratory–swallowing patterns in patients with dysphagia consequent to treatments for cancers of the oropharynx are described and the association between respiratory–swallow patterns, airway invasion, and overall severity of swallowing impairment is determined.