Abstract

Objective To compare incidence rates of complication of gastrointestinal tract between monitoring residual quantity of stomach group or not.Methods Ninty patients requiring mechanical ventilation and needing enteral nutrition support in ICU were randomized into observation group (n=48) and control group (n=42).The control group Was treated by traditional way and observation group Was treated according to the of nutritional support in critically ill patients (draft) which was proposed in 2006.They were observed if comphcations were happened.Results The incidence of complications of enteral nutrition in observation group Was lower than that of control group obviously.Conclusions EN which is proposed by guidelines of nutritional support in critically ill patients (draft) in 2006 is best way for critical ill patients needing enteral nutrition support in ICU and worth popularizing. Key words: ICU; Enteral nutrition; Monitoring residual quantity of stomach

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