Table 2.

Patients’ outcomes

	No or transitory SD n = 124 (90%)	Persistent SD n = 14 (10%)	p
Reintubation (N, (%))	10 (8)	3 (21)	0.129
Antibiotics for pneumonia after extubation (N; (%))	7 (6)	1 (7)	0.597
Duration of exclusive tube feeding (D; mean ± SD))	2 ± 5	4 ± 6	0.076
Delay to exclusive oral feeding (D; mean ± SD)	5 ± 7	23 ± 33	0.015
Duration of ICU stay after first extubation (D; mean ± SD)	7 ± 6	11 ± 9	0.041
Return to exclusive oral feeding (N;(%))	102 (82)	8 (57)	0.038

SD swallowing disorders, ICU Intensive Care Unit