Table 2.

Outcomes, univariate analysis

	No dysphagia (n=1637)	Dysphagia (n=69)	All patients (n=1706)	P value
Mortality	87 (5%)	8 (12%)	96 (6%)	0.02
Sepsis	9 (1%)	2 (3%)	11 (1%)	0.01
Acute respiratory distress syndrome	2 (0.1%)	0 (0%)	2 (0.1%)	0.78
Pneumonia	6 (0.4%)	1 (1.4%)	7 (0.4%)	0.17
ICU admission	597 (37%)	38 (55.1%)	635 (37.2%)	<0.01
Unplanned ICU admission	48 (3%)	9 (13%)	57 (3%)	<0.001
Intubated	167 (10.2%)	21 (32.3%)	188 (11.1%)	<0.001
Ventilator days	0 (0–1)	0 (0–2)	0 (0–1)	<0.001
ICU length of stay	0 (0–1)	2 (0–9)	0 (0–1)	<0.001
Hospital length of stay	5 (2–9)	15 (8–25)	5 (2–9)	<0.001
Discharge to home	686 (42%)	6 (9%)	692 (41%)	<0.001
Discharge to skilled nursing facility	453 (28%)	38 (55%)	491 (29%)	<0.001
Discharge to hospice	46 (3%)	7 (10%)	53 (3%)	<0.001

Continuous data presented as: median (IQR).

Categorical data presented as: n (%).

ICU, intensive care unit.