Predictors of Aspiration Pneumonia and Mortality in Patients with Dysphagia.

Objectives/hypothesis: To identify risk factors for pneumonia incidence in patients with dysphagia undergoing a videofluoroscopic swallow study (VFSS) in an outpatient tertiary-care center.

Study Design: Historical cohort study.

Methods: All individuals undergoing a VFSS between 10/02/13 and 07/30/15 were identified and followed historically for 2 years.