Table 3:

Laryngeal Sensation and Secretions, Pneumonia, and Diet Recommendations

	LAR present (n = 52)	LAR absent (n =51)	p value
Secretions			0.02
Normal/No excess	67%	38%
Outside laryngeal vestibule	25%	48%
Inside laryngeal vestibule	0%	8%
Inside & outside laryngeal vestibule	8%	6%
Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia	10%	8%	0.75
FEES liquid diet recommendations			0.03
NPO	10%	12%
Honey-thick	0%	6%
Nectar-thick	25%	43%
Thin	65%	39%
FEES solid diet recommendations			0.001
NPO	10%	12%
Puree	8%	22%
Mechanical soft	21%	43%
Regular	61%	23%

FEES = flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing; NPO = nothing by mouth