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. 2020 Dec 5;36(6):953–958. doi: 10.1007/s00455-020-10222-y

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