Development and dissemination of an aspiration risk reduction diet.
Patients with oropharyngeal swallowing disorders secondary to neurologic impairments benefit from diets that minimize the risk of aspiration. An aspiration risk reduction diet was developed from our hospital's regular menu cycle. Examples of the diet's preparation, dissemination, and use in a 600-bed acute medical/surgical teaching hospital are discussed.
Curran
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Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center New York, New York 10010.
Groher
M E
ME
D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000178:diet therapy*; D005502:Food; D005518:Food Preferences; D005522:Food Services; D006801:Humans; D008612:Menu Planning; D011015:Pneumonia, Aspiration / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States; D014493:United States Department of Veterans Affairs