ABSTRACT
Objectives:To study the effects of parenteral nutrition in postoperative gastrointestinal carcinoma during perichemotheraputic period. Methods:80 patients with gastro intestinal carcinoma were divided into two groups.One group patients received chemotherapy and the other group patients received both chemotherapy and parenteral nutrition during first chemotharapy period.Then breatments changes each other between groups. Results:The nutritional condition,the concentrations of immunoglobumins and WBC in chemotherapy and parenteral nutrition group were significantly improved than those in chemotherapy group. Conclusions:It is helpful for the patients with gastrointestinal carcinoma to receive parenteral nutrition during postoperative perichemotheraputic period.