Cough-Inducing Method Using a Tartaric Acid Nebulizer for Patients with Silent Aspiration
Open Access
- 11 May 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Dysphagia
- Vol. 37 (3), 629-635
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00455-021-10313-4
Abstract
The tartaric acid nebulizer is a well-known cough test to evaluate cough function. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a cough-inducing method using tartaric acid (CiTA). Patients with dysphagia examined by videofluoroscopic examination of swallowing (VF) at a single institution from May 2017 to August 2017 were included in this retrospective observational study. Although undergoing VF, patients who had aspirated without reflexively coughing or who had coughed insufficiently, were instructed to cough voluntarily. Patients who could not cough voluntarily or had expectorated insufficiently underwent the CiTA method. The rate of cough induction and the effectiveness of expectoration using the CiTA method were evaluated. One hundred fifty-four patients (mean age 69.2 ± 16.8 years) were evaluated. Eighty-seven patients aspirated during VF. Of those patients, 15 were able to expectorate via the cough reflex, 18 were able to expectorate with a voluntary cough, and 12 required suctioning for removal of aspirated material. The remaining 42 patients underwent the CiTA method. Thirty-eight patients (90.4%) could reflexively cough, and 30 (71.4%) could expectorate the aspirated material. This novel method, CiTA, was effective for cough induction in patients with dysphagia, especially for those with silent aspiration.Keywords
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