Pilot Date on Swallow Function in Nondysphagic Patients Requiring a Tracheotomy Tube

Table 1

Subject demographics.

Subject	Gender	Age (years)	Diagnosis	Duration of tracheotomy prior to FEES	Type of tracheotomy tube
1	F	88	Respiratory failure secondary to COPD	59 days	Bivona no. 5, noncuff
2	M	34	Sleep apnea and COPD	207 days	Shiley no. 9, cuffed
3	M	77	Sleep apnea and COPD	252 days	Bivona no. 5, noncuff
4	M	36	Respiratory failure secondary to incomplete SCI at level of C5-C6	46 days	Shiley no. 7, noncuff
5	F	63	Respiratory failure secondary to blastomycosis	98 days	Bivona no. 6, noncuff
6	F	87	Respiratory failure status post cardiac surgery	46 days	Shiley no. 6, cuffed