Constant rate enteral nutrition in bucco-pharyngeal cancer care. A highly efficient nutritional support system.
The incidence of protein and calorie malnutrition in bucco-pharyngeal cancer patients is high and therefore nutritional support is indicated. Two methods of tube feeding, fractioned enteral (FEN) versus constant rate enteral nutrition (CREN) have been compared in a prospective study. Based on anthropometrical, biological and immunological criteria, patients on CREN showed a significant improvement of their post-operative protein state in comparison with patients on FEN. This difference was due to a better tolerance to CREN, which allowed a more appropriate protein and calorie intake. Furthermore the time of intravenous infusion was reduced in patients on CREN. In conclusion, CREN is a highly efficient feeding method for patients with head and neck cancer. It has the great advantage of being simple and cheap.
D000886:Anthropometry; D004750:Enteral Nutrition / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy*; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy*; D011228:Prealbumin / Q000378:metabolism; D011502:Protein-Energy Malnutrition / Q000517:prevention & control; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000378:metabolism; D013997:Time Factors; D014168:Transferrin / Q000378:metabolism
D011228:Prealbumin; D012709:Serum Albumin; D014168:Transferrin