Woman and Man
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Extract
The main hypothesis for the study is that prophylactic use of antibiotics (an "act first" approach) in acute stroke patients with swallowing problems on a bedside clinical assessment will be better than the current practice of monitoring for infection and treatment if necessary (a "wait and watch" approach) in reducing chest infections and their consequences in stroke patients
Inclusion criteria
- Acute stroke patients with dysphagia and at high risk of aspiration as assessed by the bedside swallowing assessment. A policy to prevent pneumonias with prophylactic antibiotics is being investigated