Author's response to the letter "Japanese clinical practice guidelines for rehabilitation in critically ill patients 2023 (J-ReCIP 2023)".

Recently, a Letter to the Editor critiquing the recommendations of the Japanese Clinical Practice Guidelines for Rehabilitation in Critically Ill Patients, 2023, was published. The comment centered on the recommendation, "Weak recommendation against the use of endoscopy-based management (GRADE 2D: certainty of evidence = 'very low')" for the clinical question, "Should critically ill patients be managed based on video endoscopic assessment of swallowing?" In response, we outline the rationale behind our recommendations and their clinical implications.