thickened liquid diet

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Indications

thickening fluids may have an immediate positive effect on swallowing in elderly with dementia; however the long-term impact of thickened liquids on health of patients with dementia is uncertain^[1]^[2]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Flynn E, Smith CH, Walsh CD, Walshe M. Modifying the consistency of food and fluids for swallowing difficulties in dementia. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2018 Sep 24;9(9):CD011077. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30251253 PMCID: PMC6513397 Free PMC Article Review https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD011077.pub2/full
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Makhnevich A et al. Thick liquids and clinical outcomes in hospitalized patients with Alzheimer disease and related dementias and dysphagia. JAMA Intern Med 2024 May 6; [e-pub]. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38709510 PMCID: PMC11074929 (available on 2025-05-06) https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2818195
Paauw DS Myth of the Month: Are Thickened Liquids Helpful for Patients With Dysphagia? Medscape. Nov 13, 2024 https://www.medscape.com/s/viewarticle/myth-month-are-thickened-liquids-helpful-patients-dysphagia-2024a1000k1j