Feeding the gut early after digestive surgery: results of a nine-year experience
Feeding the gut early after digestive surgery: results of a nine-year experience
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DOI:
10.1054/clnu.2001.0504
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发表时间:
2002-02-01
影响因子:
6.3
通讯作者:
Di Carlo, V
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作者:
Braga, M;Gianotti, L;Di Carlo, V
Background & Aims: Early enteral nutrition (EEN) after surgery should be preferred to parenteral feeding, but its clinical use is limited for concerns about possible gastrointestinal (GI) adverse effects and feeding tube-related complications. Thus we evaluated our experience focusing on safety and tolerance of early postoperative jejunal feeding and possible risk factors for gastrointestinal adverse effects. Methods: 650 subjects treated with EEN after major digestive surgery for cancer were prospectively studied. EEN was started within 12 hours after operation via a naso-jejunal (NJ) feeding tube or a catheter-feeding jejunostomy. The rate of infusion was progressively increased to reach the nutritional goal (25 kcal/kg/day) within the 4th postoperative day. Rigorous treatment protocols for diet delivery and EEN-related GI adverse effects were applied. Results: 402 patients had a jejunostomy and 248 patients a NJ tube. EEN-related GI adverse effects were observed in 194/650 patients (29.8%). In 136/194 patients, these events were successfully handled by treatment protocols. Overall the nutritional goal was achieved in 592/650 patients (91.1%). Fifty-eight (8.9%) subjects had to be switched to parenteral feeding because of refractory intolerance to EEN. Intra-abdominal surgical complications and low serum albumin (