Postextubation Dysphagia in ICU Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

A systematic review and meta-analysis summarizing evidence on postextubation dysphagia in ICU patients. The analysis includes 25 studies and 7,219 patients, reporting a pooled prevalence of 35% and identifying 14 risk factors. The document was authored by Ziwei He and uploaded to figshare in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Summarizing the prevalence of postextubation dysphagia based on aggregated data from 25 studies.
• Identifying clinical risk factors for dysphagia based on reported odds ratios for age, APACHE II scores, and intubation duration.
• Informing clinical screening protocols based on the identified risk factors such as neurological disorders and gastric tube retention.

Strengths

• The meta-analysis is based on data from 25 studies encompassing 7,219 patients.
• Reports specific pooled prevalence (35%) and odds ratios for 14 distinct risk factors.
• Includes a PROSPERO systematic review registration number (CRD420251090144).

Limitations

• The dataset is a single 138.1 KB DOCX file; the underlying structured data (e.g., study-level data) is not directly accessible.
• Row count and column-level documentation for any underlying data are unknown.
• The description is detailed but the actual data format and completeness require manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

figshare, author Ziwei He.

Collection Method

Systematic review and meta-analysis of studies from PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and other databases up to July 5, 2025.

Time Range

Studies from database inception to July 5, 2025.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 05:24:26.