ABSTRACT
Objective:To investigate the effect of different solutions to prevent nasal intestinal blockage.Methods:Tottaly 199 cases of enteral nutrition treatment were selected from June 2018 to May 2019 and were randomly divided into three groups: warm boiled water group (67 cases), sugar-free cola group (67 cases), alpha-chymotrypsin group (65 cases). The rate of nasointestinal obstruction, the rate of nasointestinal obstruction, the rate of catheter patency maintenance, the rate of recanalization and the incidence of complications in three different enteral nutrition treatment cycles (< 7 days, 7-29 days, ≥ 30 days) were compared.Results:The catheter blockage rate in warm boiled water group was 20.9%(14/67) and in sugar-free cola group was 3.0%(2/67). The patency maintenance time in warm boiled water group was (8.83±1.84)days and in sugar-free cola group was (9.92±1.63) days ( t value was 2.182). The recanalization rate after blockage in warm boiled water group was 21.4%(3/14) and in sugar-free cola group was 100.0%( χ 2 value was 5.021, P < 0.05). The catheter blockage rate in sugar-free cola group was significantly lower than that in warm boiled water group, the catheter maintenance time and recanalization rate after blockage were significantly higher than that in warm boiled water group, the difference was significant ( P < 0.05). There was no significant difference between sugar-free cola group and alpha-chymotrypsin group in catheter blockage rate, catheter blockage rate, recanalization rate after blockage and incidence of complications( P > 0.05). The catheter blockage rate was 0 in patients with enteral nutrition treatment cycle < 7 days. The catheter blockage rate was 11.9%(8/67) (warm boiled water group) , 1.5%(8/67) (sugar-free cola group) and 1.5%(8/67) (alpha-chymotrypsin group) in patients with enteral nutrition treatment cycle 7-29 days. The catheter blockage rate was 9.0%(6/67) (warm boiled water group), 1.5%(1/65, sugar-free cola group) and 3.1%(2/67)(alpha-chymotrypsin group) in patients with enteral nutrition treatment cycle >30 days. The catheter blockage rate in sugar-free cola group and alpha-chymotrypsin group was significantly lower than that in warm boiled water group ( χ 2 values were 4.325-5.836, P<0.05) and there was no significant differences between the sugar-free cola group and the alpha-chymotrypsin group ( P>0.05). Conclusion:Sugar-free cola and alpha-chymotrypsin can effectively reduce the incidence of catheter blockage and complications, prolong the catheter patency and improve the recanalization rate after blockage, especially for patients with enteral nutrition treatment cycle longer than one week.