Effect of Early Postoperative Enteral Nutrition Support on Recovery of Patients with Gastric Cancer after Surgery

[Objective] To investigate the effect of early enteral nutrition (EN) support on postoperative recovery of patients with gastric cancer, and to provide the basis for its clinical implementation. [Methods]Seventy one patients with gastric cancer after operation were randomly divided into total enteral nutrition(TEN) group (n=35) and EN + parenteral nutrition (PN) group (n=36). All the patients received nutritional support at 24h after operation, and gastrointestinal function and side effects such as abdominal distension,diarrhea and vomiting were observed during nutritional support. [Results]There was no statistical difference in anal exsufflation time between two groups. Adverse reactions of senile patients in total enteral nutrition group were more than those of senile patients in EN+PN group(P0.05), but there was no significant difference between non-senile patients in two groups(P0.05). [Conclusion]Senile patients with gastric cancer after operation should receive enteral nutrition support in combination with parenteral nutrition, and then gradually receive total enteral nutrition in order to reduce gastrointestinal complications. And reasonable and effective nursing intervention will be benefit for postoperative recovery of patients with gastric cancer.