Effects of a swallowing and oral-care program on resuming oral feeding and reducing pneumonia in patients following endotracheal extubation: a randomized, open-label, controlled trial

Table 2 Intervention outcomes (N = 145)

Variables	SOC n = 72	Control n = 73	Group difference* (95% CI)	Adjusted effect estimate^§ (95% CI)	Adjusted P value
Resumption of oral feeding, n (%)^a	37 (51.4)	24 (32.9)	18.5% (2.7, 34.3)	HR, 2.35 (1.38, 4.01)	0.0015
Pneumonia, n (%)^b	11 (15.3)	26 (35.6)	− 20.3% (− 34.1, − 6.5)	OR, 0.28 (0.12, 0.65)	0.0031

95% CI 95% confidence interval
*Group difference is the SOC-group value minus the control-group value
^§Adjusted for age and for intubations longer than 6 days
^aHazard ratio according to the Cox proportional-hazards model
^bOdds ratio according to the logistic regression model (the control group was the reference)

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