The Incubator
The Incubator
Ben Courchia & Daphna Yasova Barbeau
#445 - [Journal Club] - 📌 Are we missing dysphagia in very preterm infants before they leave the NICU?
19 minutes Posted May 28, 2026 at 6:00 am.
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Send us Fan Mail How often are we missing dysphagia in our most vulnerable NICU patients? In this episode of Journal Club, Daphna reviews a retrospective cohort study from the Journal of Perinatology examining the incidence and risk factors of dysphagia confirmed by flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) in very preterm and very low birth weight infants. Among infants showing persistent feeding difficulties at 38 weeks post-menstrual age, laryngeal penetration was detected in all...