Study on the relationship between gum chewing during perioperative period and tangue pressure in esophageal cancer patients - Study on the relationship between gum chewing during perioperative period and tangue pressure in esophageal cancer patients

Thirty-two patients of all of 40 patients completed perioperative gum chewing training. After the propensity score matching, a matched cohort of 25 pairs of cases was created in Gum Chewing, and Historical Control Group). Eleven patients (44.0%) in Gum Chewing Group was decreased on tongue pressure 2 weeks postoperatively, and significantly fewer than 19 patients (76.0%) in Historical Control Group (95% CI, 0.07 - 0.83, p = 0.02).