LI Huaqiang 1,2 , GAO Jiaxin 1,2 , LIU Jiancheng 2 , PANG Rizhao 2 , GUO Lu 2 , KE Xiaohua 3 , TIAN Huan 1,2 , SONG Honghu 1,2 , ZHANG Anren 3
  • 1. College of Health and Rehabilitation, Chengdu University of Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan 610075, P. R. China;
  • 2. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, Sichuan 610083, P. R. China;
  • 3. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Shanghai Fourth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200434, P. R. China;
LIU Jiancheng, Email: jiancheng238@163.com; ZHANG Anren, Email: anren0124@163.com
Intensive care unit; swallowing disorder; morbidity; meta-analysis
10.7507/1671-6205.202305023
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Objevtive The morbidity of intensive care unit-acquired swallowing disorder (ICU-ASD) was clarified through meta-analysis by synthesizing previous evidence, in order to provide an evidence-based basis for early identification and intervention of ICU-ASD. Methods  A computerized search of PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, The Cochrane Library, CHINAL, China Knowledge Network, Wanfang Data Knowledge Service Platform, and Chinese Science and Technology Journal Database was conducted to retrieve the relevant literature on the morbidity of ICU-ASD published in China and abroad from the database establiment to December 2022. Considering the quality of the included literature, the Chinese database excluded master's theses and non-core journals. Meta-analysis of morbidity was performed using Stata 12.0. Results  A total of 19 papers, including 4291 patients, were included. Meta-analysis showed that the overall morbidity of ICU-ASD was 36% [95% confidential interval (CI) 26% - 46%; I2=97.62%, P<0.01]. Subgroup analyses showed that the morbidity of ICU-ASD in Asian, European, South American, and North American was 39% (95%CI 28% - 50%), 23% (95%CI 8% - 44%), 52% (95%CI 46% - 57%), and 39% (95%CI 20% - 61%), respectively; and that the morbidity of male and female ICU-ASD was 36% (95%CI 24% - 48%) and 33% (95%CI 22% - 45%), respectively; the morbidity of ICU-ASD was 41% (95%CI 30% - 52%) and 31% (95%CI 18% - 44%) in the patients with and without hypertension, respectively; the morbidity of ICU-ASD was 58% (95%CI 42% - 73%) and 51% (95%CI 36% - 66%) in the patients with and without respiratory disease respectively; the morbidity of ICU-ASD in the patients with and without diabetes mellitus was 37% (95%CI 24% - 51%) and 39% (95%CI 28% - 51%), respectively; the morbidity of ICU-ASD in the patients with and without renal disease was 40% (95%CI 23% - 59%) and 35% (95%CI 24% - 46%), respectively; the morbidity of ICU-ASD in the patients with intubation caliber ≤7.5 mm and >7.5 mm was 31% (95%CI 19% - 45%) and 37% (95%CI 22% - 54%), respectively; the morbidity of ICU-ASD in the patients with and without heart failure was 58% (95%CI 30% - 84%) and 36% (95%CI 23% - 51%), respectively; and the morbidity of ICU-ASD in patients with and without arrhythmia was 36% (95%CI 11% - 65%) and 31% (95%CI 21% - 42%), respectively; the morbidity of ICU-ASD in the patients with and without neurologic disease was 48% (95%CI 24% - 72%) and 34% (95%CI 15% - 57%), respectively. Begg's test P<0.05, Egger's test P<0.05, suggesting publication bias in the study, and the cut-and-patch method corrected for an overall incidence result of 27% (95%CI 18% - 36%). Conclusions  Meta-analysis reveals an overall morbidity of 36% for ICU-ASD and 27% for the cut-and-patch correction. Subgroup analysis reveals that the morbidity of ICU-ASD is significantly higher in patients with hypertension, heart failure, and neurological disorders than in patients without these disorders. Current evidence suggests that the prevalence of ICU-ASD is high and needs to be taken seriously. Timely screening and assessment of swallowing disorders is recommended for intensive care unit patients, especially those with hypertension, heart failure, and neurological disorders.

Citation： LI Huaqiang, GAO Jiaxin, LIU Jiancheng, PANG Rizhao, GUO Lu, KE Xiaohua, TIAN Huan, SONG Honghu, ZHANG Anren. Meta-analysis of the morbidity of acquired swallowing disorders in intensive care unit patients. Chinese Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2023, 22(7): 492-499. doi: 10.7507/1671-6205.202305023 Copy

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