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A study of Nutritional Improvement in the Patients with Neurologic Disorders by Changing Enteral Feeding Methods
Journal of the Korean Dietetic Association ; : 442-451, 2004.
Artículo en Coreano | WPRIM | ID: wpr-199325
ABSTRACT
Protein-calories malnutrition is common among patients in the hospital. In particular, elderly patients with neurologic disorders has more risk of nutritional deficiency due to swallowing difficulty. Enteral tube feeding is more economical, physiological and immunological than parenteral nutrition for patients who have adequate gastrointestinal function. This study was conducted patients with neurologic disorders who received enteral nutrition at Asan Medical Center from February 1 to October 10, 2002. The control group (48 patients) were given traditional feeding methods 4 times a day while the treatment group (45 patients) were given improved feeding methods 3 times a day. We assessed nutritional status of patients and compared to both groups. We investigated body weight, serum albumin, hemoglobin, total lymphocyte count by means of nutrition markers. The objectives of this study is to reduce the time needed for nutritional requirement of patients without an increase in gastrointestinal intolerances. The results of this study are as follows 1. Nutritional status of many patients in both groups were either malnourished or at risk for malnutrition. 2. The time to arrive to the nutritional requirements were 6.21 +/- 0.35 days for the control group and 4.24 +/- 0.52 days for the treatment group. The treatment group showed a significantly shorter amount of time. 3. The changes of the nutritional marker in the control group showed a significant drop in body weight, serum albumin and serum hemoglobin while the treatment group experienced a significant increase in body weight, serum albumin and total lymphocyte count. 4. Feeding intolerane such as diarrhea, high residual volume, ileus, nausea and vomiting were investigated. Diarrhea found in 25.1% (12 patients) of the control group and 22.2% (10 patients) of the treatment group and these findings are not significant.
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Texto completo: Disponible Índice: WPRIM (Pacífico Occidental) Asunto principal: Vómitos / Peso Corporal / Albúmina Sérica / Volumen Residual / Estado Nutricional / Nutrición Enteral / Nutrición Parenteral / Desnutrición Proteico-Calórica / Recuento de Linfocitos / Deglución Límite: Anciano / Humanos Idioma: Coreano Revista: Journal of the Korean Dietetic Association Año: 2004 Tipo del documento: Artículo

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Texto completo: Disponible Índice: WPRIM (Pacífico Occidental) Asunto principal: Vómitos / Peso Corporal / Albúmina Sérica / Volumen Residual / Estado Nutricional / Nutrición Enteral / Nutrición Parenteral / Desnutrición Proteico-Calórica / Recuento de Linfocitos / Deglución Límite: Anciano / Humanos Idioma: Coreano Revista: Journal of the Korean Dietetic Association Año: 2004 Tipo del documento: Artículo