Table 2.

Change in individual EAT-10 category scores over time

	POD 1 Mean (SD) N=29	POD 7 Mean (SD) N=29	POD 30 Mean (SD) N=29	Paired change from POD 1 – POD 30 Mean (SD)
Lose weight	0.83 (1.4)	2.38 (1.4)	1.62 (1.4)	0.62 (1.9)
Ability to out for meals	2.38 (1.8)	3.10 (1.0)	1.34 (1.6)	−1.12 (2.3)
Swallowing liquids	2.28 (1.4)	2.10 (1.5)	0.83 (0.9)	−1.62 (1.7)
Swallowing solids	2.69 (1.5)	3.03 (1.1)	1.86 (1.3)	−0.96 (1.8)
Swallowing pills	2.34 (1.7)	2.14 (1.6)	1.17 (1.2)	−1.30 (2.1)
Swallowing is painful	2.45 (1.4)	2.60 (1.3)	0.83 (1.0)	−1.73 (1.6)
Pleasure of eating	2.69 (1.6)	3.31 (0.8)	1.72 (1.5)	−1.00 (2.2)
Food sticks in throat	1.86 (1.6)	2.28 (1.2)	1.52 (1.2)	−0.46 (1.9)
Coughing with eating	1.07 (1.3)	1.41 (1.5)	0.69 (1.0)	−0.42 (1.6)
Swallowing is stressful	2.07 (1.4)	2.41 (1.3)	1.06 (1.3)	−1.12 (1.8)

POD: Post-operative day