Standardised Swallowing Assessment
Cross-source consensus on Standardised Swallowing Assessment from 1 sources and 5 claims.
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- The SSA total score ranges from 18 to 46 points and contains three components: assessment of consciousness and trunk control, a 5 mL drinking test, and a 60 mL drinking test. — Trajectory and influencing factors of swallowing function in adults after orotracheal extubation in an intensive care unit in China: a prospective cohort study
- An SSA score of 26 points was used as the dysfunction threshold in this study. — Trajectory and influencing factors of swallowing function in adults after orotracheal extubation in an intensive care unit in China: a prospective cohort study
- The SSA was first introduced in 1996 and is widely used internationally. — Trajectory and influencing factors of swallowing function in adults after orotracheal extubation in an intensive care unit in China: a prospective cohort study
- Swallowing function was assessed at six time points: 2, 4, 6, 8, 24, and 48 hours after extubation. — Trajectory and influencing factors of swallowing function in adults after orotracheal extubation in an intensive care unit in China: a prospective cohort study
- Formal inter-rater reliability for the SSA was not quantified in this study, even though assessors received standardised training and disagreements were arbitrated. — Trajectory and influencing factors of swallowing function in adults after orotracheal extubation in an intensive care unit in China: a prospective cohort study