FEES to Determine Neurological Intensive Care Patients' Oral Diet
FEES to Determine Neurological Intensive Care Patients' Oral Diet
Dysphagia is associated with high rates of mortality and morbidity. Adjusting the oral diet
 of ICU-patients based on flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) findings might
 reduce pneumonia rate, mortality and need for intubation/tracheotomy.
Dysphagia, a common complication in neurological disorders, leads to high rates of mortality
 and morbidity. It is prevalent in critically ill patients, especially those who need
 mechanical ventilation. The investigators therefore investigate the effect of adjusting the
 oral diet of our intensive care unit (ICU) patients based on flexible endoscopic evaluation
 of swallowing (FEES) findings, thereby assessing the impact of FEES on a neurological ICU.
 All patients treated on the investigators neurological ICU will be eligible for this study.

 The investigators will correlate findings with baseline data, disability status, pneumonia
 and duration of hospitalisation, as well as a need for mechanical ventilation or a
 tracheotomy.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  Treatment on neurological ICU

 -  Clinical suspicion of Dysphagia

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  none