The application of early enteral nutrition in patients with severe acute pancreatitis
Jin Kai
Wang Yujia
Wang Zhirong
Abstract：Objective To investigate the timing and clinical advantages of early enteral nutrition(EN) in patients with severe acute pancreatitis(SAP). Methods Eighteen cases of SAP were randomly divided into early EN group and conventional EN group,with 9 cases in each group. The intensive care time, the average hospitalization day and complication were analyzed. Results In early EN group, the intensive care time was (15.4±1.6)d and the conventional EN group was(39.1±1.5)d, the difference between two groups was statistically significant(P<0.05). In early EN group,the average hospitalization day was(25.9±1.8)d; in conventional EN group, the average hospitalization day was (79.2±1.4)d; the difference between two groups was statistically significant(P<0.05). In the early EN group, the proportion of patients with abdominal distension, intraperitoneal hemorrhage, intestinal fistula and pulmonary infection were 3 cases(33.3%), 1 case(11.1%), 1 case(11.1%) and 4 case(44.4%) respectively. In the conventional EN group,the proportion of patients with abdominal distension, intraperitoneal hemorrhage, intestinal fistula and pulmonary infection were 5 cases(55.6%), 2 cases(22.2%), 1 cases(11.1%) and 5 cases(55.6%) respectively. There were significant differences between early EN group and conventional EN group in abdominal distension, intraperitoneal hemorrhage, intestinal fistula and pulmonary infection respectively. Conclusion Early application of enteral nutrition is safe and can reduces the average length of hospital stay and complications.
Keywords：Severe acute pancreatitisEnteral nutritionTreatment outcome
Publication Date：2014-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2026-09-14(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 351-353 )