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DIGEST Component Breakdown
| S0 | S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S Total | |
| E0 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 |
| E1 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 25 |
| E2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| E3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 24 |
| E4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| E Total | 40 | 23 | 19 | 12 | 1 | |
| DIGEST Rating | No. of Patients (%) | |||||
| 0, no dysphagia | 17 (18) | |||||
| 1, mild | 29 (31) | |||||
| 2, moderate | 29 (31) | |||||
| 3, severe | 19 (20) | |||||
| 4, life-threatening | 1 (1) | |||||
No. of patients in each box.
Abbreviations: E, Efficiency profile; S, Safety profile
