Table 6. Distribution of the outcome of three patients stricken by pneumonia.
n | Gender | Age (y) | FOIS | Rosenbek scale | FEES | Software % | Upshot |
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1 | F | 86 | 7 | 3 | Laryngeal penetration | 85.20 | Decreased consciousness, pneumonia and death |
2 | M | 83 | 4 | 7 | Tracheal aspiration | 98.41 | Sepsis, pneumonia and death |
3 | M | 74 | 1 | 8 | Tracheal aspiration | 99.50 | Decreased consciousness, pneumonia, and death |
Abbreviations: FEES, flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing; FOIS, Functional Oral Intake Scale.