Practical Geriatrics ›› 2021, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (11): 1154-1156.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1003-9198.2021.11.012

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Effects of postoperative enteral nutrition time on gastrointestinal function recovery in the elderly patients with esophageal cancer

XING Yi-hui, LIU Man, ZHANG Zhi   

  1. Department of Thoracic Surgery, the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210009, China
  • Received:2021-01-07 Published:2021-11-23

Abstract: Objective To explore the effects of enteral nutrition time on gastrointestinal function recovery in the elderly patients with esophageal cancer. Methods A total of 84 elderly patients with esophageal cancer receiving surgery were selected from August 2017 to August 2018 in our hospital, and they were randomly divided into experimental group and control group. Patients in the control group was given enteral nutrition within 24-48 h after surgery, and the patients in the experimental group were given enteral nutrition within 12 h after surgery. The postoperative gastrointestinal function recovery and complications were compared between the two groups. Results The levels of serum albumin, prealbumin and transferrin one week after nutritional support in the experimental group were higher than those in the control group (P<0.05). The time of the first defecation, the first anal exhaust and the time of recovery of bowel sound after surgery in the experimental group were shorter than those in the control group, and the differences were statistically significant(P<0.05). There was no significant difference in the incidence rate of postoperative complications between the two groups (P>0.05). Conclusions Enteral nutrition intervention within 12 h after surgery can improve the nutritional state of the elderly patients with esophageal cancer, and promote the recovery of gastrointestinal function.

Key words: esophageal cancer, enteral nutrition, gastrointestinal function recovery, complication

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