Early enteral nutrition support in patients after liver transplantation(report of 86 cases) / 中华肝胆外科杂志
Chinese Journal of Hepatobiliary Surgery
; (12): 692-695, 2012.
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Objective To explore the clinical value and safety of early enteral nutrition support in patients after liver transplantation.Methods We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of 86 cases who used early enteral nutrition support therapy after liver transplantation between January 2008and October 2011.All of patients were uproot the gastric tube at the first day after the operation,and gradual to the normal diet.The patients who used parenteral nutrition support therapy were as the control group(n=112).Then we compared the data of patients in the two groups.Results The early enteral nutrition is more useful to the patients after liver transplantation than intravenous nutrition [In the seventh day after the operation,the control group's ALT was (45.2 ± 12.9) U/L,AST was (40.2±9.4) U/L,ALBwas (35.6±2.5) g/L,P<0.05].The early enteral nutrition also can decrease hospital stay and hospital costs [(14.2±3.4) d,P<0.05].Conclusion The early enteral nutrition is useful and safe to the patients after liver transplantation.
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Chinese Journal of Hepatobiliary Surgery
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