Abstract

GUZMAN RUBIN, Enrique; GUZMAN RODRIGUEZ, Enrique  and  ESCALONA, Norgelis. Alimentación enteral temprana en el paciente quirúrgico en servicios de terapia intensiva polivalente pediátrica. Rev Cubana Pediatr [online]. 1998, vol.70, n.1, pp.17-21. ISSN 0034-7531.

A prospective longitudinal study of 23 surgical patients from three Cuban Pediatric Hospitals’ Intensive Care Units was carried out. The operative surgery used in these patients was gastrointestinal suture at any level and they were enterally fed. As soon as the intestinal dynamics was re-established, they were given enteral liquid feeding by continuos drip. This led to a reduction in parenteral nutrition, stay at hospital, parenteral nutrition complications, nosocomial infection complications from bacterial translocation, and in enteral inmunomodulation. In this way, quick recovery, improved weight gain, better quality of life, lower sequelae and mortality were reached, all of which resulted in lower costs.

Keywords : ENTERAL NUTRITION; OPERATIVE SURGERY [methods]; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC.

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