Analysis of influence of improved enteral nutrition care on incidence of aspiration in critically ill patients

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1674-4748.2015.33.011

Abstract：Objective:To analyze the influence of improved enteral nutrition care on the incidence of aspiration in critically ill patients.Methods:A total of 136 critically ill patients were investigated who were treated in our hos-pital from April 2012 to April 2015,68 patients before January 2014 were included in control group (treated with conventional enteral nutrition care),and another 68 patients were included in observation group (given im-proved enteral nutrition care),and to compare the incidence of aspiration,the gastrointestinal nutrition related complications,and the level of nutritional indexes before and after nursing between both groups.Results:The incidence of aspiration in observation group was 2.94%,significantly less than 16.18% in control group (P <0.05). The incidence of gastrointestinal nutrition related complications in observation group was 8.82%,significantly less than 22.06% in control group (P <0.05).The serum total protein,albumin,globulin and hemoglobin levels in observation group were significantly higher than that in control group after nursing,the difference was statis-tically significant (P <0.05).Conclusion:The application of improved enteral nutrition care in critically ill pa-tients can effectively reduce the incidence of aspiration,reduce the incidence of gastrointestinal nutrition related complications,and improve the nutritional status of patients.