Application of parenteral nutrition in the elderly postoperative patients with gastric carcinoma / 肠外与肠内营养

Objectives:To observe the role of parenteral nutrition(PN) in the elderly postoperative patients with gastric carcinoma. Methods:Forty cases were randomly divided into two groups. One group received PN after operation as PN group and another group was supported only with the general treatment without PN as control group. Results:①The rate of postoperative complications was 15% (3/20) with no death in PN group, and it was 45%(9/20) with mortality rate of 5%(1/20) in control group. ② Between the two groups, there were very significant differences in nitrogen balance, body weight, creatinine height index(CHI), serum albumin, serum transferrin and blood urea nitrogen(BUN) at the 8th postoperative day( P