Difficulties in thickened water ingestion in healthy subjects.

Journal: Clinical nutrition ESPEN
PMID: 29415826

Abstract

BACKGROUND: For some patients with dysphagia who have airway aspiration, it is not possible to drink water as a thin liquid, as they need their water to be thickened.

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  • Dauana Cássia Alves
    Medical School of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo (USP), Av Bandeirantes 3900, Ribeirão Preto 14049-900, SP, Brazil; Paulista University (UNIP), José Ferraz Street 1200, Pradópolis, SP 14850-000, Brazil. Electronic address: dauana_alves@hotmail.com.br.
  • Roberto Oliveira Dantas
    Department of Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto SP, Brazil.

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