A primary focus of the lab over the last two decades has been the development, validation and implementation of the Toronto Bedside Swallowing Screening Test (TOR-BSST©). Dr. Martino developed the TOR-BSST© to be a tool by which patients can be screened for the presence of swallowing ...
The SN and NP values for the BR-PTfinal TOR-BSST were 85.7% (95% CI 0.62–0.96) and 84.2% (95% CI 0.72–0.95), respectively. The TOR-BSST was successfully translated to Brazilian Portuguese with the BR-PTfinal TOR-BSST proven to have high sensitivity and negative predictive values when...
CONCLUSIONS: The TOR-BSST is a simple accurate tool to identify stroke patients with dysphagia regardless of severity and setting. 展开 关键词: dysphagia stroke screening assessment scale validation DOI: 10.1038/sj.icb.7100089 被引量: 334