Sensitivity of the Blue Dye Food Test for Detecting Aspiration in Patients with a Tracheotomy
Susan Brady, Richard Krieger, Michele Wesling, Scott Kaszuba, Joseph Donzelli & Michael Pietrantoni · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2015
Aims: To explore the sensitivity and specificity values for aspiration with the blue dye food test (BDFT) in tracheotomized patients undergoing inpatient rehabilitation and explore what impact, if any, the accumulated oropharyngeal secretion level has upon the accuracy of the BDF...
Open access
Research Article
10.9734/BJAST/2015/11652