S. Thompsonhenry et B. Braddock, THE MODIFIED EVAN BLUE-DYE PROCEDURE FAILS TO DETECT ASPIRATION IN THE TRACHEOSTOMIZED PATIENT - 5 CASE-REPORTS, Dysphagia, 10(3), 1995, pp. 172-174
The modified Evan's blue dye procedure (MEBD) is a method of performin
g tracheal suctioning of the patient through the tracheostomy tube aft
er administration of color-contrasted food and liquid. The MEBD is don
e when radiographic or fiberoptic procedures are not available or prac
tical. In 5 tracheostomized patients, the MEBD does not detect aspirat
ion.