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Outcomes
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None (n= 72)
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Mild (n= 195)
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Moderate or severe (n= 179)
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P value
|
|---|
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Hospital days after BSEa
|
5 [3 to 8]
|
7 [5 to 12]
|
8 [5 to 15]
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<0.01
|
|
Discharge to homea,b
|
54 (75)
|
100 (51)
|
69 (39)
|
<0.01
|
|
Dysphagia at dischargea-c
|
0 (0)
|
33 (17)
|
98 (55)
|
<0.01
|
|
Kept NPOa-c
|
0 (0)
|
29 (15)
|
132 (74)
|
<0.01
|
|
Surgical feeding tubea,c
|
0 (0)
|
10 (5)
|
26 (15)
|
<0.01
|
|
Pneumonia, reintubation and deatha,c,d
|
4 (6)
|
22 (11)
|
49 (27)
|
<0.01
|
- BSE = bedside swallow evaluation; NPO = no oral intake. Data are presented as n (%) or medians [25th to 75th percentiles]. aP < 0.05 for comparison of moderate or severe dysphagia to no dysphagia after Bonferroni correction. bP < 0.05 for comparison of mild to no dysphagia after Bonferroni correction. cP < 0.05 for comparison of moderate or severe dysphagia to mild dysphagia after Bonferroni correction. dOutcome data for pneumonia, reintubation and death are composite totals.
