Abstract
Objective To investigate the curative effect, safety and feasibility of enteral nutrition for improving nutritional condition of esophageal and cardiac carcinoma patients undergoing chemotherapy. Methods A retrospective study was performed on 60 malnutrition patients with esophageal and cardiac carcinoma who were admitted from December 2014 to April 2016.Patients were divided into the treatment group(n=32)and the control group(n=28). Patients in the treatment group received chemotherapy, the others in the control group received chemotherapy combined with enteral nutrition.The weight, albumin, prealbumin, hemoglobin and complications(abdominal distention, diarrhea, nausea and vomiting)were monitored before and after chemotherapy, respectively. Results The weight, albumin, prealbumin and hemoglobin in the treatment group were significantly higher than those in the control group(P<0.01), complications were significantly reduced(P<0.01). Conclusion Early postoperative enteral nutrition therapy can improve the nutritional status and immunity.It also can reduce the gastrointestinal adverse reaction caused by chemotherapy and improve patient tolerance of anti-cancer treatment, and it is worthy of clinical promotion. Key words: Esophageal carcinoma; Cardiac carcinoma; Enteral nutrition; Chemotherapy
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