Study on the early postoperative enteral nutrition in patients with esophageal cancer

Objective:To study the effect of early postoperative enteral nutrition on patients with esophageal cancer. Methods:Early postopertive enteral nutrition of 278 patients from May 2004 to July 2008 in our hospital were clinically observed. Results:No death or serious complication occurred in all the patients. During the period of the study,the hepatorenal functions were not obviously damaged. Conclusion:Early postoperative enteral nutrition for esophageal cancer not only improves nutritional status and recovers gastrointestinal function,but also ameliorates immunocyte function,reduces the complication and improves the success rate of the operations.