Correlation between the reason for referral, clinical, and objective assessment of the risk for dysphagia / Correlação entre o motivo do encaminhamento, avaliação clínica e objetiva do risco para disfagia

PURPOSE: To correlate the reason for referral to speech therapy service at a university hospital with the results of clinical and objective assessment of risk for dysphagia. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional, observational, retrospective analytical and quantitative study. The data were gathered from the database, and the information used was the reason for referral to speech therapy service, results of clinical assessment of the risk for dysphagia, and also from swallowing videofluoroscopy. RESULTS: There was a mean difference between the variables of the reason for the referral, results of the clinical and objective swallowing assessments, and scale of penetration/aspiration, although the values were not statistically significant. Statistically significant correlation was observed between clinical and objective assessments and the penetration scale, with the largest occurring between the results of objective assessment and penetration scale. CONCLUSION: There was a correlation between clinical and objective assessments of swallowing and mean difference between the variables of the reason for the referral with their respective assessment. This shows the importance of the association between the data of patient's history and results of clinical evaluation and complementary tests, such as videofluoroscopy, for correct identification of the swallowing disorders, being important to combine the use of severity scales of penetration/aspiration for diagnosis. .

OBJETIVO: Correlacionar o motivo do encaminhamento para o serviço de fonoaudiologia de um hospital universitário com os resultados da avaliação clínica e objetiva do risco para disfagia. MÉTODOS: Trata-se de um estudo transversal, observacional, analítico de caráter retrospectivo e quantitativo. Os dados utilizados foram advindos do banco de dados, sendo utilizadas as informações do motivo do encaminhamento para o serviço de Fonoaudiologia, resultados da avaliação clínica para o risco de disfagia e também da videofluoroscopia da deglutição. RESULTADOS: Houve diferença média entre as variáveis motivo do encaminhamento, resultados encontrados na avaliação clínica e objetiva da deglutição e a escala de penetração/aspiração, embora os valores não tenham sido estatisticamente significantes. Foi constatada correlação estatisticamente significante entre avaliação clínica, avaliação objetiva e escala de penetração, sendo que a maior delas ocorreu entre os resultados da avaliação objetiva e a escala de penetração. CONCLUSÃO: Houve correlação entre a avaliação clínica e objetiva da deglutição e diferença média entre as variáveis do motivo do encaminhamento com as respectivas avaliações. Isso demonstra a importância da associação entre os dados do histórico do paciente e os resultados da avaliação clínica e exames complementares, como a videofluoroscopia, para a identificação correta da alteração de deglutição, sendo importante ainda combinar o uso de escalas de gravidade de penetração/aspiração para estabelecer o diagnóstico. .

Pharyngeal swallowing phase and chronic cough

Introduction: The act of swallowing depends on a complex and dynamic process which uses common structures to the act of breathing; respiratory problems can cause swallowing difficulties. Aim: To assess the swallowing pharyngeal phase in patients with chronic cough. Method: Retrospective study with 15 patients of both genders, patients with chronic cough and risk factors for aspiration defined by the pneumologic diagnosis. The patients were submitted to anamnesis on complaints related to swallowing, chewing and breathing, or related to food and to videofluoroscopic examination. Results: It was observed that 33.3% had normal and functional swallowing, being the last one of most prevalence. The mild dysphagia was observed in 20% of the patients, the mild to moderate dysphagia in 6.7% of them. In relation to the Rosenbek scale, 73.3% of patients presented degree 1, 6.7% presented degrees 2 and 3, and 13.3% presented degree 8. The most found pathology was the chronic cough with 40%, followed by asthma with 20%; 69.2% of patients presented stasis and of these, five used protection maneuvers, of these, seven were effective and only three were used in the presence of stasis. The most used maneuver was the multiple swallowing, being effective in 100%. Conclusion: There are peculiarities in the patients' swallowing with chronic cough that, although not presenting complaints relating to swallowing, it presents an important aspiration risk due to the presence of changes in breathing pattern that can intervene in the coordination between breathing and swallowing, which is essential to protect the lower airway...