The Upper Esophageal Sphincter Contraction Strength Clinical Trial
Official title:
Effectivity of Early Recovery Accelerated Swallowing Program on Promoting Swallowing Recovery in Older Patients With High Risk of Oral Frailty Requiring Endotracheal Intubation During General Anesthesia: a Pilot Randomized Control Trial
The investigators studied that swallowing function of patients receiving the Early Recovery Accelerated Swallowing (ERAS-W program) training will recover fast than that of patients in the control group. The ERAS program training will be initiated before surgery and continue to after surgery.
The older patients (≥65 years old) with OFI-8≥4 undergoing elective orthopedic surgery requiring tracheal intubation will be recruited. Patients will be randomized into an intervention and a control group. Patients in the intervention groups will received the ERAS-W program, while those in the control group will receive the swallowing education video. ;