Low calorie parenteral nutrition in the elderly abdominal surgical patients
- VernacularTitle:低热卡胃肠外营养在高龄腹部外科病人中的应用
- Author:
Aiqun CHENG
;
Xiang LI
;
Yongqiang WENG
;
Weiping LI
;
Junwen ZHOU
;
Yiqun ZHOU
;
Enzhao LUO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
ABDOMINAL SURGERY;
PARENTERAL NUTRITION
- From:
Chinese Journal of General Surgery
2001;0(08):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
ObjectiveTo determine the appropriate method of parenteral nutritional(PN) treatment in the elderly abdominal surgical patients. Methods48 operative and 33 nonoperative patients who were put in fasting state received parenteral nutrition for 5 days. The calorie supplied by nonprotein nutrition was 20kcal?kg1?d1 and the protein was 0.8~1.25g?kg1?d1. ResultsPN treatment could maintain the normal plasma protein level and had no influence on the liver and renal function. No side effects or metabolism disorders were noted in this series. ConclusionsLow calorie PN can be safely used in the elderly abdominal surgical patients.