Orotracheal Intubation

Patients intubated for fewer than 5 days were 14.29 times more likely to enter the low-risk group and 10.167 times more likely to enter the rapid recovery group. Longer intubation duration may reflect more complex illness, greater medication exposure, and multiorgan damage, contributing to slower swallowing recovery. Renal insufficiency associated with prolonged illness may delay elimination of sedatives and muscle relaxants after extubation, contributing to slower swallowing recovery. Prior evidence links prolonged orotracheal intubation to a 12.355 times higher probability of severe swallowing dysfunction.