title: [Postoperative enteral feeding following resection of the colon].
abstract: We tried to show that feeding via intrajejunal tube with a chemical defined diet (CDD) is an alternative to parenteral nutrition in the early postoperative period. We investigated 40 patients after colon surgery--randomized into two groups (group I: CDD, group II: control: total parenteral nutrition via central veins). It was shown that the patients in the CDD-group tolerated enteral feeding from the beginning without any problems. At the second postoperative day, the N-balance became positive in both groups. The given results proved that this form of tube feeding with a special diet is a definite alternative to parenteral nutrition.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003106:Colon / Q000601:surgery*; D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000378:metabolism; D010288:Parenteral Nutrition; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011188:Potassium / Q000097:blood; D011897:Random Allocation; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000032:analysis; D012964:Sodium / Q000097:blood; D014508:Urea / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D001798:Blood Proteins; D012709:Serum Albumin; D014508:Urea; D012964:Sodium; D009584:Nitrogen; D011188:Potassium
vernacular_title: Postoperative enterale Ernährung nach kolonresezierenden Eingriffen.