The application of nutrition support in critical ill patients / 解放军医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To evaluate the efficiency of nutrition support in critical ill patients. Methods A retrospective analysis was made to the efficiency of the nutrition support applied to 233 critical ill patients PN+EEN→EN+per os→per os was employed as the model of nutrition support, and a nasal feeding pump was used for enteral nutrition. Results During the period of nutrition support, in the 233 patients, 26 dead, the mortality was 11.16%. Early enteral nutrition significantly decrease the mortality in critical ill patients. There existed significant differences in complications in three kinds of enteral nutrition may methods. Conclusion It is feasible to give the critical ill patients, it might help to reduced the mortality in ICU patients.