Journal
FOLIA PHONIATRICA ET LOGOPAEDICA
Volume 63, Issue 4, Pages 201-208Publisher
KARGER
DOI: 10.1159/000316314
Keywords
Deglutition disorders; Fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing; Documentation system; Editing time
Funding
- NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE [R01CA120950] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- NCI NIH HHS [R01 CA120950] Funding Source: Medline
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A properly performed fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES (R)) is comprehensive and time-consuming. Editing times of FEES protocols and attempts for efficiency maximization are unknown. Here, the protocol editing times of completed FEES examinations were determined. The present study reports the time savings and quality gains of a newly developed documentation system tailored to the FEES standard of Langmore. Four independent examiners analyzed twelve videos of FEES procedures, six without and six with the documentation system. Effectiveness of the documentation system was evaluated according to the times for total evaluation, interpretation, documentation, report writing, and for report completeness. The documentation system reduced editing times and increased report completeness with large effect sizes. Averaged total evaluation time decreased from 42 to 27 min, report completeness increased from 55 to 80%. The use of the documentation system facilitates and improves the assessment of the swallowing process. Copyright (C) 2010 S. Karger AG, Basel
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