Table 3 Comparison of VFSS findings between patients with and without subsequent pneumonia during 3-month follow up period.
Parameter (n = 30) | Barium sulfate | Iohexol | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patients with subsequent pneumonia (n = 11), median (IQR) | Patients without subsequent pneumonia (n = 19), median (IQR) | p valuea | Patients with subsequent pneumonia (n = 11), median (IQR) | Patients without subsequent pneumonia (n = 19), medain (IQR) | p valuea | |
FDS score | ||||||
Total score | 50 (18–57) | 22 (10–46) | 0.077 | 44 (20–49) | 26 (4–42) | 0.106 |
Lip closure | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) | 0.609 | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) | 0.609 |
Bolus formation | 0 (0–3) | 0 (0–3) | 0.292 | 0 (0–3) | 0 (0–3) | 0.292 |
Residue in oral cavity | 2 (0–2) | 0 (0–2) | 0.176 | 2 (0–2) | 0 (0–2) | 0.176 |
Oral transit time | 6 (0–6) | 0 (0–6) | 0.048* | 6 (0–6) | 0 (0–6) | 0.128 |
Triggering of pharyngeal swallow | 10 (10–10) | 10 (0–10) | 0.192 | 10 (10–10) | 10 (0–10) | 0.192 |
Laryngeal elevation and normal epiglottic closure | 12 (0–12) | 0 (0–12) | 0.354 | 12 (0–12) | 0 (0–12) | 0.163 |
Nasal penetration | 4 (0–4) | 4 (0–4) | 0.759 | 4 (0–4) | 0 (0–4) | 0.269 |
Residue in valleculae | 8 (4–8) | 4 (4–8) | 0.173 | 4 (4–8) | 4 (0–4) | 0.126 |
Residue in pyriform sinuses | 8 (4–8) | 4 (0–8) | 0.053 | 4 (0–8) | 4 (0–4) | 0.172 |
Coating of pharyngeal wall after swallow | 0 (0–10) | 0 (0–0) | 0.093 | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) | 0.447 |
Pharyngeal transit time | 4 (0–4) | 4 (0–4) | 0.287 | 4 (0–4) | 4 (0–4) | 0.424 |
PAS score | 3 (1–7) | 3 (1–6) | 0.476 | 3 (2–7) | 1 (1–3) | 0.104 |
Number of swallows to eliminate food and contrast from pharyngeal space | 10 (6–10) | 5 (2–7) | 0.005* | 5 (4–6) | 4 (2–6) | 0.102 |
