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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Jun 8.
Published in final edited form as: Dysphagia. 2008 Oct 4;24(2):145–151. doi: 10.1007/s00455-008-9182-z

Table 3.

Feeding outcomes

SBa CFVFBa p*
Feeding duration (min)
    1−2 oral feedings/day 17.7 ± 4.7 14.1 ± 3.5§ 0.025
    6−8 oral feedings/day 18.9 ± 3.4 12.3 ± 4.7 <0.001
Suction amplitude (mmHg)
    1−2 oral feedings/day −26.2 ± 19.8 −35.8 ± 21.2 0.257
    6−8 oral feedings/day −35.7 ± 25.7 −52.0 ± 47.3 0.266
Sucking burst duration (s)
    1−2 oral feedings/day 16.2 ± 16.2 12.8 ± 7.6 0.449
    6−8 oral feedings/day 13.4 ± 7.6 16.1 ± 11.3 0.464
a

Values are mean ± sd

*

Independent t test