title: Improvement of the nutritional condition with hypocaloric peripheral parenteral nutrition (HPPN) in the immediate postoperative period of elective abdominal surgery.
abstract: Thirty-one patients scheduled for elective surgery for non-malignant abdominal disease were randomized during the first five postoperative days to two different schedules. Group I received water, electrolytes and glucose. Group II received a standard solution containing crystalline amino acids (3.8 g/l), xylitol (25 g/l) and sorbitol (25 g/l), accounting for a total of 900 cal/day. Evaluation was made with clinical, anthropometric and biochemical parameters. Among others, the following significant differences were observed at the end of the study: retinol bound protein: in group I, 4.25 +/- 1.3 and in group II, 5.38 +/- 1.53 (p less than 0.05); prealbumin: in group I, 18.7 +/- 6.24 and in group II, 24.51 +/- 7 (p less than 0.05). The significantly higher values of short-life plasma proteins observed in group II indicate that with HPPN a higher synthesis of visceral protein is promoted. These data demonstrate that HPPN improves the nutritional state during the postoperative period.
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D001806:Blood Urea Nitrogen; D004573:Electrolytes / Q000097:blood; D002149:Energy Intake; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009751:Nutritional Requirements; D010289:Parenteral Nutrition, Total / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000097:blood / Q000628:therapy*; D012177:Retinol-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D054839:Retinol-Binding Proteins, Plasma; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000378:metabolism; D013012:Sorbitol / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014993:Xylitol / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D001786:Blood Glucose; D001798:Blood Proteins; D004573:Electrolytes; D012177:Retinol-Binding Proteins; D054839:Retinol-Binding Proteins, Plasma; D012709:Serum Albumin; D013012:Sorbitol; D014993:Xylitol