Comparing the methods of early enteral nutrition to parenteral nutrition at severe traumatic patients
- Author:
Chu Manh Khoa
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Nutrition
- MeSH:
Nutritional Status;
Parenteral Nutrition;
Wounds and Injuries
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2005;517(8):19-22
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
To compare the method of early enteral nutrition to parenteral nutrition about the immunology, nutriments and side effects on severe traumatic patients, the study was carried on traumatic patients who were treated in surgical ICU of Vietduc hospital from April to October 2003. There are 36 patients in group of early enteral nutrition and 23 patients in group of parenteral nutrition. We found no difference about age, severity of trauma, time of artificial ventilation and hospitalization between two groups of patient. IgA results of parenteral nutrition group decreased more significantly than IgA of enteral nutrition group after 8 days of nutrition, but lymphocyte count increased (p<0.05) in this groups. After nutrition, albuminemia had no change, but total proteinemia increased in two groups. Transferrin and hematocrit were not different between two groups. We also found that diarrhea is a side effect of enteral nutrition method (22%).The price of enteral nutrition was 3.7 times cheaper than parenteral nutrition.
