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Background-Pneumonia is an important complication of ischemic stroke and increases mortality 3-fo... more Background-Pneumonia is an important complication of ischemic stroke and increases mortality 3-fold. Five guidelines recommend a dysphagia screen before oral intake. What constitutes an adequate dysphagia screen and which patients should receive it remain unclear. Methods-Fifteen acute care institutions prospectively collected data on all admitted patients with acute ischemic stroke.
Background-Pneumonia is an important complication of ischemic stroke and increases mortality 3-fo... more Background-Pneumonia is an important complication of ischemic stroke and increases mortality 3-fold. Five guidelines recommend a dysphagia screen before oral intake. What constitutes an adequate dysphagia screen and which patients should receive it remain unclear. Methods-Fifteen acute care institutions prospectively collected data on all admitted patients with acute ischemic stroke.