The Impact of Intermittent Nutritional Tube Supplementation in Elderly Patients With Dysphagia

"Routine rehabilitation consists of:~1. Basic treatment, including corresponding control of risk factors and education on healthy lifestyles.~2. Swallowing training, including lemon ice stimulation, empty swallowing training, and pronunciation training.~3. Pulmonary function training, including standing training, cough training, and diaphragm muscle training."

The group is given enteral nutritional support with Intermittent Oro-esophageal Tube according to the following procedure: Before each feeding, inside and outside of the tube was cleaned with water. During feeding, the patient should maintain a semi-reclining or sitting position with mouth opened, and the tube was inserted slowly and smoothly into the upper part of the esophagus by medical staffs while the appropriate depth of intubation was checked with the calibration markings on the tube wall. The distance from the incisors to the head part of the tube should be between 22-25 cm.