Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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A 68-year-old man who had undergone intubation 25 days earlier had difficulty swallowing after extubation. A swallowing study showed fluid penetrating into the trachea without triggering a cough reflex (shown in video).

Read the full case details in the Images in Clinical Medicine article “Silent Aspiration” at NEJM.org.

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