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Table 2 Voice outcomes: Acoustic analysis, perceptual analysis, intelligibility scores, and patient-reported scores

From: Prospective cohort study of voice outcomes following secondary tracheoesophageal puncture in gastric pull-up reconstruction after total laryngopharyngoesophagectomy

ID

Acoustic Analysis

Perceptual Analysis

Intelligibility Score

Patient-reported Score

fo (Hz)

Vocal intensity (dB)

Min (dB)

Max (dB)

Grade Median (IQR)

Roughness Median (IQR)

Breathiness Median (IQR)

Asthenia Median (IQR)

Strain Median (IQR)

VHI–10 (0 – 40)

1

216

63.8

44.3

79.7

2 (0)

3 (1)

2 (1.3)

1 (0.3)

2 (0.3)

5

33

2

211

65.1

63.8

79.7

2 (0)

2 (0)

3 (1)

1 (0.5)

2 (0)

4

27

3

CNR

65.9

47.6

67.9

3 (0)

3 (0)

3 (0)

2 (0.3)

2.5 (1.3)

5

25

4

275

68.5

67.8

78.6

3 (0)

3 (1)

3 (0.3)

1 (0.5)

2 (2)

6

34

5

CNR

67.5

48.5

68.3

2 (0)

1 (1)

3 (0.3)

3 (1)

1 (0.5)

5

35

6

CNR

65.7

44.3

82.5

3 (0)

2 (1)

3 (0)

3 (1)

2 (2)

7

22

7

254

69.4

73.5

80.6

2 (0)

2 (0)

1 (0.5)

1 (0)

1.5 (1)

3

8

8

170

69.5

47.5

79.3

2 (0)

3 (0)

1 (0.5)

1 (0.3)

2 (0.3)

3

14

9

292

63.8

57.1

69.4

3 (0)

3 (0)

3 (1)

2 (1.3)

1.5 (1.3)

7

29

10

250

54

54

69.2

2 (0)

0 (1)

3 (0.3)

3 (1)

1.5 (1)

4

26

Overall [Median (IQR)]

250.0a (214.0-265.0)

65.8 (64.1-68.3)

51.3 (47.5-62.1)

79.0 (69.3-79.7)

2 (2-3)

2 (2-3)

3 (2-3)

2 (1-2)

2 (1-2)

5 (4-7)

26.5 (22.8-32.0)

  1. fo Fundamental frequency, CNR Could not record, VHI-10 Voice Handicap Index-10
  2. aBased on n = 7 as it was not possible to record this in 3 patients