Enteral nutrition is feasible in pediatric stem cell transplantation patients.
We aimed to demonstrate whether enteral nutrition (EN) is feasible in daily practice of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT).Nutritional records of 100 patients were evaluated. Patients with poor oral intake were fed by EN with tube. A total of 79 patients required nutritional support. Of them, 71 were fed by EN only. Five were fed by EN plus parenteral nutrition (PN),three were fed by PN only. Median duration of EN was 21 days. In the EN only group, 68% gained or maintained their weight. EN should be considered as a feasible option for nutrition support in children undergoing HSCT.
Division of Nutrition, Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Ege University School of Medicine, IZMIR, Turkey.
Derya Hopanci
DH
Bicakli
Medine C
MC
Yilmaz
Serap
S
Aksoylar
Mehmet
M
Kantar
Nazan
N
Cetingul
Savas
S
Kansoy
D000293:Adolescent; D001835:Body Weight; D002648:Child; D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D005260:Female; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D018529:Nutritional Support; D010288:Parenteral Nutrition