Table 2.

Comparison of hospitalizations within one year of first abnormal swallow study (orally fed group) or within one year of g-tube placement (g-tube fed group; n=114).

	Orally Fed (n=49)	G-tube Fed (n=65)	P*
Total number of admissions, median (IQR)	1 (0,1)	2 (1, 3)	<0.0001
Total number of Inpatient Days, median (IQR)	2, (1, 4)	24 (6, 52.5)	<0.0001
Type of hospitalization, n (%)
Gastroenterology (GI) admission	10 (20%)	41 (63%)	<0.0001
Pulmonary admission	16 (33%)	19 (29%)	0.69
Intensive Care Unit admission	1 (2%)	18 (28%)	0.0003
Other admission**	13 (27%)	28/65 (43%)	0.07

^*P-value from Chi-square or Wilcoxon rank-sum test

^**Other included admissions: general surgery or other specialty surgical services (urology, orthopedics, otolaryngology), general pediatric services or other subspecialty medical services (nephrology, genetics/metabolism, coordinated care service, cardiology, or neurology)