• Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, Anhui Province, China;
MENGXiang-ling, Email: anyimxl@163.com
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Objective  To summarize the application of enteral nutrition support in hospitalized patients. Methods  The related literatures about enteral nutrition support in recent years were reviewed. Results  The rates of malnutrition and nutritional risk were still high in patients. Enteral nutrition support could improve the condition and result of these cases in better clinical outcome, such as shorten hospitalization time and reduced the cost of hospital expenditure. Enteral nutritional support included both oral supplementation and tube-feeding techniques. Artificial nutrition may be provided by nasal tube (nasogastric or nasojejunal tube) or surgically placed tube (gastrostomy, jejunostomy, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy or percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy-jejunostomy). More attention should be paid to the issues relating to feeding intolerance, including abdominal distension, diarrhea, reflux, and aspiration, especially for postoperative patients with early enteral nutrition support. Conclusion  Enteral nutrition support requires highly individually and specialized tailored management.

Citation: CHENBo, XIONGMao-ming, MENGXiang-ling. Understanding and Application of Enteral Nutrition Support. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2016, 23(6): 756-760. doi: 10.7507/1007-9424.20160199 Copy

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