Abstract
Objective To study the effect of enteral nutrition on patients with severe tetanus. Methods The patients totaled 60 cases were divided into two groups with 30 cases in each. The patients in EN group were treated with enteral nutrition on basis of routine treatment, control group was treated with total parenteral nutrition (TPN). The indicators values of BMI, TSF, MAMC, TP, PAm, m, ALB and Hb were tested on the day before nutrition supports and after nutrition supports 10 days later in two groups. Adverse reaction and the treatment effect were observed simultaneously. Results With nutritional supports 10 days later, two groups had no obvious decline in BMI, TSF and MAMC. TP, PA, ALB and Hb of EN group were higher than those of control group (P＜0.05) . Complication rate of EN group was lower than that of control group, there was significant differences (P＜0.05) . Conclusions Early EN may improve protein metabo lism in patients with severe tetanus and nutritional status. Key words: Severe tetanus; Enteral nutrition; Total parenteral nutrition; Nutritional support
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