Table 4.
Outcome information at a median assessment time of 7 months
| Endpoint | N = 118 |
| PAS | n (%) |
| 1 | 45 (39) |
| 2 | 23 (20) |
| 3 | 4 (3) |
| 4 | 10 (9) |
| 5 | 4 (3) |
| 6 | 6 (5) |
| 7 | 15 (13) |
| 8 | 9 (8) |
| Patient-reported DESdC | Yes (%) |
| Drinking (D) | 25 (22) |
| Eating (E) | 80 (69) |
| Swallowing (S) | 88 (76) |
| Coughing when eating/drinking (C) | 59 (51) |
| n (%) | |
| DESdC total score N = 116 | |
| 0 | 13 (11) |
| 1 | 22 (19) |
| 2 | 28 (24) |
| 3 | 38 (33) |
| 4 | 15 (13) |
| DESdC singles N = 21a | |
| D | 0 (0) |
| E | 3 (14) |
| S | 10 (48) |
| C | 8 (38) |
| DESdC paired N = 24b | |
| D, E | 0 (0) |
| D, S | 1 (4) |
| D, C | 0 (0) |
| E, S | 18 (75) |
| E, C | 2 (8) |
| S, C | 3 (13) |
| DESdC triplets N = 38 | |
| D, E, S | 7 (19) |
| E, S, C | 29 (76) |
| D, E, C | 2 (5) |
| D, S, C | 0 (0) |
| DESdC all four N = 15 | |
| D, E, S, C | 15 (100) |
DESdC Drinking, Eating, Swallowing difficulties and Coughing when eating/drinking, D drinking difficulties; E eating difficulties, S swallowing difficulties, C coughing when eating/drinking, PAS penetration–aspiration scale
aOf the 22 patients reporting one symptom there was one individual who had missing data (not answering all four questions)
bOf the 28 patients reporting two symptoms there were four individuals who had missing data (not answering all four questions)