International Journal of Internal Medicine

Objective To implement the enteral nutrition treatment program for critically ill patients in neurology department, and evaluate the application effect. Methods Patients were critically ill in neurology depart- ment with a sample size of 90 cases. The study lasted from January 2021 to January 2022. 45 cases were enrolled into the control group and received routine nutritional therapy. Forty-five cases were enrolled into enteral nutrition treatment group and implemented enteral nutrition treatment program. The serum albumin (ALB) concentration, prealbumin (PA) concentration, total protein (TP) concentration, hemoglobin (Hb) concentration, the incidence of malnutrition and the incidence of complications were studied before and after treatment for 10 days. Results The concentrations of ALB, PA, TP and Hb were higher in enteral nutrition treatment group (P<0.05). The incidence of malnutrition was lower in enteral nutrition treatment group (P<0.05). The incidence of complications was lower in enteral nutrition group (P<0.05). Conclusion Enteral nutrition therapy for critically ill patients in neurology depart- ment can play a more significant therapeutic value in improving the nutritional indicators of patients, avoiding the occurrence of malnutrition and reducing the incidence of complications.

Enteral nutrition therapy; Department of Neurology; Critically ill; Complications