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Clinical features of patients with results of assessment
| Clinical assessment | VFSS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Indication for assessment |
Swallow abnormality |
Oral |
Pharyngeal |
Both |
Oral |
Pharyngeal |
Both |
| Recurrent respiratory infections (n = 18)* |
15 (83%) |
6 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
| Poor feeding (n = 5) |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Growth failure (n = 5) | 2 (40%) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* Two patients also had poor growth and 1 poor feeding.
