Validation of the 3-oz Water Swallow Test for Aspiration Following Stroke

1 December 1992

journal article
research article
Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Neurology

Vol. 49 (12) , 1259-1261
https://doi.org/10.1001/archneur.1992.00530360057018

Abstract

• A 3-oz water swallow test identified 80% (16/20) of patients aspirating during a subsequent videofluoroscopic modified barium swallow examination (sensitivity, 76%; specificity, 59%). It also identified patients with more severe dysphagia aspirating larger amounts (sensitivity, 94%; specificity, 26%) or thicker consistencies (sensitivity, 94%; specificity, 30%) of test material. The 3-oz water swallow test is a sensitive screening tool for identifying patients at risk for clinically significant aspiration who need referral for more definitive modified barium swallow evaluation.

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