Experience on enteral nutrition in short bowel syndrome / 中华外科杂志
Chinese Journal of Surgery
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(12): 894-897, 2007.
Article
in Chinese
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| ID: wpr-340895
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the significance, effects and precautions of enteral nutritional support in patients with short bowel syndrome (SBS).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Clinical data of 40 SBS patients who were maintained on enteral nutrition (EN) for more than 2 years were retrospectively summarized. The cost of EN and parenteral nutrition (PN), the PN-free duration, and the current nutritional status of these patients were analyzed.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The mean length of the remnant small bowel was (50.8 +/- 29.4) cm. All the patients currently lived on high-carbohydrate low-fat diet supplemented with EN (3284.0 +/- 1408.8) kJ/d, the cost was significantly lower than that of PN (P < 0.01). Mean PN-free duration was (29.1 +/- 9.2) months for these patients. The current defecation frequency and volume were (3.4 +/- 1.7) times/d and (720.2 +/- 350.3) ml/d, respectively. As for the patients' nutritional index, mean BMI, blood hemoglobin and serum albumin level were (17.8 +/- 3.2) kg/m(2), (113.3 +/- 14.8) g/L and (35.0 +/- 4.1) g/L, respectively.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Enteral nutrition is a cost-effective method for maintaining the nutritional status in patients with short bowel syndrome, but proper management in clinical practice to avoid diarrhea or other complications should be ensured.</p>
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Short Bowel Syndrome
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Therapeutics
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Retrospective Studies
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Follow-Up Studies
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Treatment Outcome
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Enteral Nutrition
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Parenteral Nutrition
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Surgery
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
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