Heather Warner, MA, CCC (SLP)
Lecturer of Surgery (Otolaryngology)Cards
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2026
Identifying the association between post-extubation laryngeal edema and aspiration in acute respiratory failure patients
DM L, R P, J R, M O, E M, R S, P C, S L, A K, J L, J S, R V, H W, M S, W L, A R, M M, GP K. Identifying the association between post-extubation laryngeal edema and aspiration in acute respiratory failure patients. European Archives Of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology 2026, 1-10. PMID: 41786936, DOI: 10.1007/s00405-026-10060-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute respiratory failureLaryngeal edemaAspiration riskLogistic regression modelsAcute respiratory failure patientsAnatomical distributionRisk factorsPatient's weaknessEdema severityRespiratory failure patientsMulticenter observational studyFisher's exact testCase-control studyPeak cough flowRisk of aspirationRespiratory failureEndoscopic evaluationExact testAnatomical predictorsFailure patientsEdemaCough flowObservational studyPatientsAcute respiratory failure survivors
2024
Prevalence and Predicting Factors of Pretreatment Dysphagia in Veterans With Head and Neck Cancer: A Pilot Study
Warner H, Romanelli L, Adams K, Xiao J, Young N. Prevalence and Predicting Factors of Pretreatment Dysphagia in Veterans With Head and Neck Cancer: A Pilot Study. Perspectives Of The ASHA Special Interest Groups 2024, 9: 427-439. DOI: 10.1044/2023_persp-22-00171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHead and neck cancerDiagnosis of head and neck cancerStage of cancer diagnosisNeck cancerStatistically significant relationshipMedical record reviewPilot studyRetrospective medical record reviewReferral approachRecord reviewTargeted interventionsDysphagia assessmentPredictive factorsSignificant relationshipCancer diagnosisPercutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy placementClinically significant implicationsVeteransPosttreatment dysphagiaPrevalenceOncological treatmentPatient populationPretreatment dysphagiaInitiation of oncological treatmentWest-Haven
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Heather Warner, CCC (SLP), is a speech-language pathologist who specializes in otolaryngology surgery. She cares for people with speech, voice, and swallowing difficulties, including those caused by structural changes in the ear, nose, or throat.
Warner provides thorough evaluations and individualized therapies to help patients manage conditions like dysphagia, which is difficulty swallowing, and voice disorders that can result from certain surgeries.
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Otolaryngology Surgery
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