International Journal of Nursing Research

Objective To explore the role of gastric residual monitoring nursing in early enteral nutrition support for patients with severe traumatic brain injury and its effect on complications. Methods Sixty eight patients with severe traumatic brain injury who received early enteral nutrition support in our hospital between January 2022 and January 2024 were randomly divided into a control group (receiving routine care) and an observation group (receiving gastric residual monitoring care), with 34 patients in each group. Compare the nutritional improvement and incidence of complications between two groups of patients. Results Before the intervention, the nutritional levels of the two groups were similar (P>0.05). After intervention, the nutritional indicators of the observation group patients were significantly improved, better than the control group, and the incidence of complications was significantly lower than that of the control group, with statistical significance (P<0.05). Conclusion When implementing early enteral nutrition support for patients with severe traumatic brain injury, combined with monitoring and nursing of gastric residual capacity, it can more effectively improve the patients nutritional status, reduce the risk of complications, and has high clinical application value.

Monitoring of gastric residual capacity; Severe traumatic brain injury; Early enteral nutrition support; Complication