Author's response to the letter "Japanese clinical practice guidelines for rehabilitation in critically ill patients 2023 (J-ReCIP 2023)"

Fumihito Kasai; Yuki Iida; Takeshi Unoki

doi:10.1186/s40560-024-00751-1

Author's response to the letter "Japanese clinical practice guidelines for rehabilitation in critically ill patients 2023 (J-ReCIP 2023)"

J Intensive Care. 2024 Sep 26;12(1):36. doi: 10.1186/s40560-024-00751-1.

Authors

Fumihito Kasai¹, Yuki Iida², Takeshi Unoki³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
² Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Aichi Shukutoku University, Nagakute, Japan.
³ Department of Acute and Critical Care Nursing, School of Nursing, Sapporo City University, Sapporo, Japan. iwhyh1029@gmail.com.

Abstract

Recently, a Letter to the Editor critiquing the recommendations of the Japanese Clinical Practice Guidelines for Rehabilitation in Critically Ill Patients, 2023, was published. The comment centered on the recommendation, "Weak recommendation against the use of endoscopy-based management (GRADE 2D: certainty of evidence = 'very low')" for the clinical question, "Should critically ill patients be managed based on video endoscopic assessment of swallowing?" In response, we outline the rationale behind our recommendations and their clinical implications.

Keywords: Dysphagia; Guidelines; Intensive care; Rehabilitation.

Publication types

Letter