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[Dysphagia] FEES practices
- Subject: [Dysphagia] FEES practices
- From: amsoltan at UTMB.EDU (Soltani, Amanda )
- Date: Fri Oct 13 12:40:07 2006
Hello all,
I have a question re: FEES practices. The head of the ENT department at our hospital recently attended the American Academy of Otolaryngology's annual meeting. Apparently one of the hot topics was the use of FEES, and it was indicated that the tip of the endoscope should always be quickly passed beyond the vocal cords and into the trachea to get an adequate view to assess for aspiration. Our speech pathologists frequently use FEES in the acute care and outpatient settings, most often without an ENT present (but refer if/when appropriate), and we do not pass the scope below the cords. Are any of you using this practice with FEES? If so, is the ENT the one scoping the patient? Is it against our scope of practice to pass the endoscope so far? Thanks in advance for any input!
Sincerely,
Amanda Soltani, M.C.D., CCC-SLP
Speech Pathologist I
University of Texas Medical Branch
(409)772-2711
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