The role of enteral nutrition in the treatment of heart failure with hyponatremia / 肠外与肠内营养

ABSTRACT

Objective: To study the effect of enteral nutrition in the treatment of heart failure with hyponatremia.Methods: Forty patients sufferd from heart failure with hyponatremia were divided into two groups at random: control group(n=20) with regular therapy and treatment group(n=20) with enteral nutrtion on the base of regular therapy.Time intervals from hyponatremia to normal natremia of the two groups were compared.Results: Time interval from hyponatremia to normal in the treatment group was 5.30?1.82 days,and that in the control group was(8.85?2.44) days.Conclusion: The treatment with enteral nutrition can significantly shorten the clinical treatment time in heart failure with hyponatremia.