Effect of Early Enteral Nutrition Support on Patients After Gastrointestinal Surgery

Objective:To investigate the clinical effect of early enteral nutrition (EN) support on postoperative patients with gastrointestinal malignancy.Methods:A total of 54 postoperative patients with gastrointestinal malignancy were randomly divided into EN group and parenteral (PN) group.Both groups received isocaloric and isonitrogen nutrition support.The serum albumin,transferrin,prealbumin and liver and renal function were measured using standard techniques.The gastrointestinal function and postoperative complications were evaluated.Results:After nutrition support,serum albumin was not significantly different between two groups.Compared with PN group,serum transferrin and prealbumin level significantly increased in EN group (P0.05).The gastrointestinal function in EN group resumed earlier than that in PN group.There was also no difference in liver and renal function and postoperative complications between two groups.Conclusion:The application of early enteral nutrition support is beneficial to the recovery of the gastrointestinal cancer patients after surgery.