Home nutrition nursing and follow-up pattern for intestinal failure.

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: To establish and apply the home nutrition care and follow-up management pattern for the treatment of patients with intestinal failure (IF). METHODS AND STUDY DESIGN: This retrospective study analyzed patients with IF who received nutrition nursing and follow-up management at the Clinical Nutrition Treatment Center of Jinling Hospital between January 2018 and April 2022. The changes in nutritional indicators and body compositions of patients before and after standardized management were recorded and compared. RESULTS: A total of 65 patients with IF were enrolled, with a mean age of 52.4±15.8 years and BMI of 17.9±2.7 kg/m2. Compared with before the application of home nutrition nursing and follow-up man-agement, nutritional indicators (Albumin, Prealbumin, and Hemoglobin) were improved significantly in IF patients after the standard management (p<0.05, all). In addition, the body mass index (BMI), fat-free mass index (FFMI), and skeletal muscle mass index (SMI) were also significantly increased after standard management (p<0.05, all). CONCLUSIONS: The establishment and application of home nutrition nursing and follow-up pattern could ensure the nutritional support effect and improve the nutritional status and body composition of patients with IF.