Journal of Modern Nursing MedicineJPCNS

Objective This study aims to investigate the clinical effects of perioperative enteral parenteral nutrition in elderly patients with gastric cancer. Methods 80 elderly patients undergoing surgery for gastric cancer in our hospital from January 2023 to September 2024 were selected and randomly divided into observation group and control group, with 40 patients in each group. The observation group used inenteral parenteral combined nutrition support, while simple parenteral nutrition support was used in the control group. Data on nutritional indicators (albumin level, prealbumin level, lymphocyte count), gastrointestinal function recovery time (first exhaust time, first defecation time, bowel song recovery time) and complication rate were collected in both groups for statistical analysis. Results After the intervention, the albumin level, prealbumin level and lymphocyte count in the observation group were higher than those in the control group (P <0.05); the time of first discharge, first defecation and bowel sounds were shorter than those in the control group (P <0.05). In addition, the complication rate was lower in the observation group than in the control group (P <0.05). Conclusion The perioperative enteral and parenteral combined nutritional support for elderly gastric cancer patients can significantly improve the nutritional status, promote the recovery of gastrointestinal function, and reduce the incidence of complications, which has a high clinical application value.

Elderly gastric cancer; Perioperative; Parenteral nutrition; Nutritional status; Gastrointestinal function; Complications