Early Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation in Addition to Early Mobilization Improves Functional Status and Decreases Hospitalization Days of Critically Ill Patients.

Objectives: To evaluate the impact of the additional use of early neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) on an early mobilization (EM) protocol.

Design: Randomized controlled trial.

Setting: ICU of the Clinical Hospital of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Brazil.

Translation and Validation of the TOR-BSST into Brazilian Portuguese for Adults with Stroke.

Brazil has a higher rate of dysphagia in stroke patients compared to developed countries, but does not have a fully validated method for early identification of dysphagia in this population. The aim of this study is to translate the TOR-BSST into Brazilian Portuguese and assess the newly translated version for reliability and validity with Brazilian adult patients with stroke. The translation of the TOR-BSST followed a multi-step process, according to the International Quality of Life Assessment project.