The Role of Oral Feeding Time and Sham Feeding on Oropharyngeal Swallowing Functions in Children with Esophageal Atresia

alexandrossfakianakis shared this article with you from Inoreader The Role of Oral Feeding Time and Sham Feeding on Oropharyngeal Swallowing Functions in Children with Esophageal Atresia via Dysphagia AbstractA retrospective study was performed to evaluate the role of oral feeding (OF) time and sham feeding (SF) on oral-pharyngeal swallowing functions in children with esophageal atresia (EA). Patients with EA were evaluated for age, sex, and types of atresia, time to start OF and surgical complications. Three to six weeks after full OF, videofluoroscopic swallowing evaluation (VFSE) was performed, and Penetration Aspiration Score (PAS, no aspiration  = 1, penetration = 2–5, aspiration = 6–8), delay in swallowing reflex and residue after liquid and pudding consistency were noted. Patients were divided into three groups according to repair time; early primary repair (EPR, <  1 month of age), delayed primary repair (DPR, ≥ 1 month of age) and colonic interpos... View on Web

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