Table 4.

Immediate Postoperative (<1 week) Functional Status

	Previously Untreated	Salvage
Feeding Tube	3*	3
Trach	0	0
Penetration/Aspiration**	3	5
Diet recommendation from swallow evaluation
Regular/Soft Unrestricted	1	0
Regular/Soft restricted***	2	2
Tube + PO	1	1
NPO	1	2

Abbreviations: PO, per oral; NPO, nothing per oral

^*One feeding tube removed 2 days postoperatively.

^**Includes silent laryngeal penetration, sensate aspiration, and silent aspiration.

^***Dietary restrictions included the need for swallowing strategies or thickened liquids to control aspiration.