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Table 2 Results of FDS, OTT and PTT for VFSS before and after the NGT removal

From: Effect of an indwelling nasogastric tube on swallowing function in elderly post-stroke dysphagia patients with long-term nasal feeding

 

Before removal

After removal

P-value #

FDS score

 Thin Barium

28.07 ± 5.01

12.20 ± 4.39

<0.001

 Thick Barium

30.23 ± 6.09

13.93 ± 6.03

<0.001

OTT (second)

 Thin Barium

1.69 ± 0.21

1.67 ± 0.21

1.548

 Thick Barium

1.76 ± 0.24

1.73 ± 0.25

0.528

PTT (second)

 Thin Barium

1.48 ± 0.14

1.08 ± 0.16

<0.001

 Thick Barium

1.51 ± 0.17

1.09 ± 0.16

<0.001

  1. # Bonferroni corrected P-value
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