Journal of the Korean Dietetic Association (대한영양사협회학술지)
- Volume 10 Issue 4
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- Pages.442-451
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- 2004
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- 1225-9861(pISSN)
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- 2383-966X(eISSN)
A Study of Nutritional Improvement in the Patients with Neurologic Disorders by Changing Enteral Feeding Methods
경장영양 공급방식 변경에 따른 신경계질환자의 영양개선 효과 연구
- Kim, Hui-Jeong (Team of Nutrition service, Asan Medical Center) ;
- Gang, Eun-Hui (Team of Nutrition service, Asan Medical Center) ;
- Lee, Jong-Ho (Team of Nutrition service, Asan Medical Center) ;
- Kim, O-Yeon (Dept. of Food & Nutrition, Yonsei University)
- Published : 2004.11.10
Abstract
Protein-calories malnutrition is common among patients in the hospital. In particular, elderly patients with neurologic disorders has more risk of nutritional deficiency due to swallowing difficulty. Enteral tube feeding is more economical, physiological and immunological than parenteral nutrition for patients who have adequate gastrointestinal function. This study was conducted patients with neurologic disorders who received enteral nutrition at Asan Medical Center from February 1 to October 10, 2002. The control group (48 patients) were given traditional feeding methods 4 times a day while the treatment group (45 patients) were given improved feeding methods 3 times a day. We assessed nutritional status of patients and compared to both groups. We investigated body weight, serum albumin, hemoglobin, total lymphocyte count by means of nutrition markers. The objectives of this study is to reduce the time needed for nutritional requirement of patients without an increase in gastrointestinal intolerances. The results of this study are as follows: 1. Nutritional status of many patients in both groups were either malnourished or at risk for malnutrition. 2. The time to arrive to the nutritional requirements were 6.21
Keywords
- protein-calorie malnutrition;
- neurologic disorders;
- enteral tube feeding;
- nutritional improvement;
- gastrointestinal intolerances