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The modified Evan's blue dye procedure (MEBD) is a method of performing tracheal suctioning of the patient through the tracheostomy tube after administration of color-contrasted food and liquid. The MEBD is done when radiographic or fiberoptic procedures are not available or practical. In 5 tracheostomized patients, the MEBD does not detect aspiration.
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Thompson-Henry, S., Braddock, B. The modified Evan's blue dye procedure fails to detect aspiration in the tracheostomized patient: Five case reports. Dysphagia 10, 172–174 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00260973
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