Table 2.
Prevalence of patients with normal and abnormal results for each parameter of oropharyngoesophageal scintigraphy (OPES) with tracheal tube (TT) and without TT
| OPES with TT | OPES without TT | p* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n. cases with normal results | n. cases with abnormal results | n. cases with normal results | n. cases with abnormal results | ||
|
Oral transit time (OTT sec.) |
5 (26.3%) | 14 (73.6%) | 8 (42.1%) | 11 (57.8%) | > 0.05 |
|
Pharyngeal transit time (PTT sec.) |
4 (21.1%) | 15 (78.9%) | 6 (31.5%) | 13 (68.4%) | > 0.05 |
|
Esophageal transit time (ETT sec.) |
11 (57.8%) | 8 (42.1%) | 12 (63.1%) | 7 (36.8%) | > 0.05 |
|
Oral retention index (ORI%) |
2 (10.5%) | 17 (89.4%) | 1 (5.2%) | 18 (94.7%) | > 0.05 |
|
Pharyngeal retention index (PRI%) |
5 (26.3%) | 14 (73.6%) | 5 (26.3%) | 14 (73.6%) | > 0.05 |
|
Esophageal retention index (ERI%) |
9 (47.36%) | 10 (52.63%) | 7 (36.84%) | 12 (63.15%) | > 0.05 |
|
Aspiration percentage (AP%) |
15 (78.9%) | 4 (21.0%) | 15 (78.9%) | 4 (21.0%) | > 0.05 |
*Statistical significance between the prevalence of normal and abnormal values obtained during OPES with TT and without TT