Nil per os in the management of oropharyngeal dysphagia-exploring the unintended consequences

• Main Authors: Michelle Cimoli (Author), Jennifer Gibney (Author), Mathew Lim (Author), Jo Castles (Author), Pedro Dammert (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Nil per os (NPO), also referred to as Nil by Mouth (NBM), is a health-related intervention of withholding food and fluids. When implemented in the context of a person with dysphagia, NPO aims to mitigate risks of aspiration. However, evidence demonstrating that NPO is beneficial as an intervention f...