Abstract:Objective To analyze the application of video nasopharyngoscopy combined with the Chinese Version of modified Volume-Viscosity Swallow Test (VVST-CV) in the rehabilitation of patients with cerebral infarction and dysphagia.Methods The 62 patients with cerebral infarction complicated by dysphagia admitted to the Department of Neurology of Wenzhou Central Hospital during June 2022 to June 2024 were selected. They were randomly assigned to the control group (conventional feeding plan) and the study group (feeding plan based on video nasopharyngoscopy combined with VVST-CV results), with 31 cases in each group. After 3 weeks of intervention, the rehabilitation outcome, gastric tube retention rate, pulmonary infection rate and proportion of patients with extubation time > 14 days in the two groups were analyzed. The swallowing function [Standardized Swallowing Assessment (SSA) scores, Functional Oral Intake Scale (FOIS) levels, Penetration-Aspiration Scale (PAS) scores, Murray Secretion Scale (MSS) levels] and levels of serum indicators [albumin (ALB), hemoglobin (Hb), C-reactive protein (CRP) ] were recorded before and after rehabilitation treatment.Results The overall effective rate in the study group was higher than that in the control group (P < 0.05), while the pulmonary infection rate and proportion of patients with extubation time > 14 days in the study group were lower than those in the control group (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in the gastric tube retention rate between the two groups (P > 0.05). The differences in SSA scores and levels of FOIS, PAS, and MSS as well as the Hb and CRP levels before and after treatment in the study group were greater than those in the control group (P < 0.05). The difference in the ALB level before and after treatment was not different between the two groups (P > 0.05).Conclusions Video nasopharyngoscopy combined with VVST-CV can improve the rehabilitation outcomes of cerebral infarction patients with dysphagia, reduce the risk of pulmonary infection, shorten the time to extubation, and enhance the swallowing function, without significantly reducing the serum Hb level.