Low calorie parenteral nutrition in the elderly abdominal surgical patients / 中国普通外科杂志

ABSTRACT

ObjectiveTo determine the appropriate method of parenteral nutritional(PN) treatment in the elderly abdominal surgical patients. Methods48 operative and 33 nonoperative patients who were put in fasting state received parenteral nutrition for 5 days. The calorie supplied by nonprotein nutrition was 20kcal?kg1?d1 and the protein was 0.8～1.25g?kg1?d1. ResultsPN treatment could maintain the normal plasma protein level and had no influence on the liver and renal function. No side effects or metabolism disorders were noted in this series. ConclusionsLow calorie PN can be safely used in the elderly abdominal surgical patients.