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.