Effects of early enteral nutrition on short-term quality of life in patients with esophageal carcinoma after operation

• DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1671-7368.2014.09.021
• Publication Date: 2014-09-04
• Authors: Ji He; Zhenbing You; Wenze Tian
• Keywords: Enteral administration

A total of 62 patients with radical operation esophageal carcinoma were divided into all-in-one nursing intervention group (research, n=32) and routine (control, n=30). With regards to postoperative flatus time, removal chest tube drainage hospital stay costs, the research was lower than control (P<0.05). After 2 weeks, from quality life questionnaire European Organization for Research Treatment Cancer, scores overall health enteral nutrition higher those parenteral while symptom fatigue, nausea & vomiting, insomnia, decreased appetite, constipation economic difficulties less Early can improve in cancer.

Key words: Esophageal neoplasms; Quality