In 2009, the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association published a comprehensive scientific statement detailing the nursing care of the patient with an acute ischemic stroke through all ...

BACKGROUND: International guidelines recommend standardized dysphagia screening in acute stroke, as up to 75% of patients develop poststroke dysphagia. While medication swallowing is also advised for ...

We included studies that were single-gate or two-gate studies comparing a bedside screening tool administered by nurses or other healthcare professionals (HCPs) with expert or instrumental assessment ...