Dysphagia (swallowing impairment) is a common complication of cardiothoracic surgery (CS). Although alterations in respiratory-swallow coordination is a known underlying pathophysiologic mechanism of dysphagia in multiple patient populations, no group has examined respiratory-swallow physiology in CS patients. The proposed study will examine respiratory-swallow physiology in CS patients and determine its association with unsafe swallowing and inferior health-related outcomes.
Age range
18 Years – 90 Years
Sex
ALL
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