Application research of different enteral nutritional agents in severe pneumonia in the elderly with hypoalbuminemia

Li Longsen; Yang Yang

doi:10.11986/j.issn.1673-873X.2023.S2.10

Abstract：Objective Hypoalbuminemia is relatively common in elderly patients with severe pneumonia,and this complication poses a serious threat to their health and life.This study aimed to explore the optimal nutritional support plan for elderly patients with severe pneumonia complicated by hypoalbuminemia.Methods A total of 100 elderly patients with severe pneumonia admitted to the Sixth People's Hospital of Neijiang from August 2020 to September 2022 were randomly assigned to a control group and an experimental group,with 50 patients in each group.Both groups received conventional treatment and enteral nutritional support.The control group received enteral nutritional powder,while the experimental group,enteral nutritional emulsion.The application effects of the two en-teral nutritional support plans were compared.Results The average 24-hour blood glucose and peak blood glucose levels in the experi-mental group were lower than those in the control group;the levels of albumin,prealbumin,and hemoglobin were higher in the exper-imental group than in the control group;the levels of IL-6 and CRP were lower in the experimental group than in the control group,and the incidence of hypoalbuminemia was also lower in the experimental group than in the control group,all with statistically signifi-cant differences(P＜0.05).Conclusion The use of an enteral nutritional emulsion support plan can significantly ameliorate the hy-perglycemia caused by stress in elderly patients with severe pneumonia complicated by hypoalbuminemia,reduce the risk of inflamma-tion,promote nutritional status,and lower the incidence of hypoalbuminemia.