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Despite its clinical importance, there is limited research and no Greek ICU-specific guidelines for managing dysphagic patients. Additionally, only a few ICUs in Greece have dysphagia specialists, specifically speech-language pathologists (SLPs) providing their expertise.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Objective\u2003\u03a4o identify the current practices for dysphagia management (screening, assessment, treatment) and gain insight into ICU directors' awareness\/perceptions of the prevalence, complications, and risk of dysphagia.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Materials and Methods\u2003We identified 138 Greek ICUs. Data were collected from ICU (including pediatric and neonatal) directors, working in public and private hospitals, via a 24-item, anonymous online questionnaire, within a 4-month period.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Results\u2003Our survey was completed by 45 ICU directors. Most participants (84.4%) reported that dysphagia is a relevant clinical problem in their ICU, and 51.1% estimated a frequency rate\u2009&lt;\u200920%. Non-instrumental approaches are mainly utilized to screen and diagnose dysphagia, whereas enteral nutrition and diet modifications are used to manage dysphagia. Additionally, 64.4% of ICU directors agreed that SLPs are essential for the management of dysphagic patients, and 66.7%, that awareness of dysphagia in their ICU could be increased.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Conclusion\u2003The current study documented the methods and approaches used to manage dysphagic patients in Greek ICUs. The ICU directors seem to recognize the clinical significance of dysphagia and its complications. According to our findings, the employment of SLPs could result in a more comprehensive and intensive approach and improve the quality of care for these patients.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1055\/s-0043-1767676","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,2,5]],"date-time":"2024-02-05T19:31:51Z","timestamp":1707161511000},"page":"e30-e41","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Evaluation and Treatment of Dysphagia in Public and Private Intensive Care Units (ICUs) in Greece"],"prefix":"10.1055","volume":"28","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0950-1456","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Soultana L.","family":"Papadopoulou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Speech and Language Therapy, School of Health Sciences, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1583-5644","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Evangelia","family":"Kitsanou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Speech and Language Therapy, School of Health Sciences, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8461-9879","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ermioni","family":"Brahimi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Speech and Language Therapy, School of Health Sciences, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2521-5326","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Georgios","family":"Papathanakos","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9609-2728","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ioannis","family":"Andrianopoulos","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2414-4629","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Stavroula J.","family":"Theodorou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5296-6064","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Vasilios","family":"Koulouras","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5063-7312","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Nafsica","family":"Ziavra","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Speech and Language Therapy, School of Health Sciences, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"194","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,2,5]]},"reference":[{"issue":"04","key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"475","DOI":"10.1007\/s00455-019-09977-w","article-title":"Clinical Approaches to Assess Post-extubation Dysphagia (PED) in the Critically Ill","volume":"34","author":"A Perren","year":"2019","journal-title":"Dysphagia"},{"issue":"03","key":"ref2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"226","DOI":"10.5114\/ait.2020.98074","article-title":"Dysphagia. 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