Medica Jadertina, Vol. 52 No. 1, 2022.
Professional paper
https://doi.org/10.57140/mj.52.1.6
Possibility of deglutition function after laryngectomy: correlation analysis of physiological condition and consequences
Matea Hrvat Radunković
; Osijek University Hospital Centre, Department of anaesthesiology, reanimatology and intensive care, Osijek, Croatia
Ljiljana Širić
orcid.org/0000-0001-6294-9156
; Osijek University Hospital Centre, Department of otorhinolaryngology, head and neck surgery,, Osijek, Croatia; University of Zagreb, Faculty of kinesiology, Department of general and applied kinesiology, Zagreb, Croatia
Stjepan Grabovac
; General Hospital Bjelovar, Department of otorhinolaryngology and ophthalmology, Bjelovar, Croatia; Bjelovar University of applied sciences, Professional study programme in nursing
Abstract
Objective: Surgical procedures on the larynx lead to some swallowing disorders of that may occur at
any time during the postoperative period and can be present in all phases of swallowing. The aim of the
study was to explore the prevalence of dysphagia after laryngectomy, the correlation and difference in
dysphagia symptoms depending on the extent of the surgery.
Methods: The study included 40 laryngectomized subjects of both sexes, median age 63.50 years. Data
were collected by a survey of respondents and questionnaire structured from three sets of closed-ended
questions. The data were statistically processed in the statistical program SPSS (version 16.0, SPSS Inc.,
Chicago, IL, USA).
Results: The incidence of dysphagia is more often after partial laryngectomy with statistically
significant differences in certain symptoms. A positive and statistically significant correlation was found
between swallowing disorders and the consequences of oncological treatments. A negative and statistically
significant correlation was found between swallowing disorders and the type of complications.
Conclusion: The results show that patients who had surgery have varying degrees of swallowing
disorders. The ability to identify symptoms of dysphagia becomes increasingly important when developing
appropriate interventions for this subgroup of laryngeal cancer patients.
Keywords
dysphagia; laryngectomy; symptoms; swallowing
Hrčak ID:
275348
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Publication date:
20.4.2022.
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