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Table 3 Hyoid displacement measurements according to patient

From: The feasibility of assessing swallowing physiology following prolonged intubation after cardiovascular surgery

Case

Absolute hyoid displacement (mm)

Scaled hyoid displacement (%C2–4 distance)

Anterior hyoid displacement

Superior hyoid displacement

Thin liquid

Pureed

Thin liquid

Pureed

Thin liquid

Pureed

5 ml

15 ml

5 ml

5 ml

15 ml

5 ml

5 ml

15 ml

5 ml

P1

12.7 (1.7)

14.2 (3.2)

14.8 (2.1)

41.6 (18.7)

52.4 (6.0)

40.8 (30.7)

18.5 (25.8)

31.0 (10.9)

36.9 (25.9)

P2

9.8 (1.8)

9.8 (1.6)

9.9 (2.1)

23.1 (41.0)

27.4 (8.1)

24.3 (9.4)

27.9 (57.8)

33.6 (17.0)

36.7 (30.8)

P3

8.3 (2.3)

NT

8.3 (1.7)

17.9 (12.2)

NT

22.5 (5.8)

13.9 (14.5)

NT

17.8 (9.5)

  1. Note. Values are reported as median (IQR)
  2. IQR interquartile range, NT not tested