title: [What is Result: Short-term Medium Chain Triglyceride Diet Effective on Postoperative Outcome in Lung Cancer Surgery? A Prospective Randomized Study].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  It has been proven that medium chain triglyceride (MCT) diet was contribute to fast track recovery after surgery in patients with operation. In this study, the benefit of postoperative short term MCT diet support was investigated for non-small cell lung cancer patients who underwent anatomic resection.
  
  
  METHODS
  A prospective study was planned with the approval of our institutional review board. 117 lung cancer patients who underwent anatomic resection in a single medical group between December 2015 and March 2016 were randomized. 62 patients were applied a MCT diet. and 55 patients in the control group who were fed with only normal diet, and the serum albumin levels, anus exhaust time, chest drainage, chest drainage time, the hospitalization time of post operation, average hospital cost were analysed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean anus exhaust time in MCT group [(27.87±14.38) h] was significantly shorter than that in RDG group [(45.18±8.62) h] (P<0.001); The mean chest tube drainage time in MCT group [(75.40±48.41) h] were less than that in RDG group [(110.64±94.19) h] (P=0.025). The mean chest tube drainage volume in MCT group [395 mL] were less than that in RDG group [590 mL] (P=0.027). The hospitalization time of post operation was (5.26±2.96) d in MCT group against (6.73±3.99) d in RGD group (P=0.030). The serum albumin levels of postoperative in MCT group [(37.26±2.70) g/L)] was significantly higher than that in RDG group [(35.92±3.12) g/L)] (P=0.023).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results of this study demonstrated that postoperative short term MCT diet is beneficial in postoperative gastrointestinal function fast recovered and shorten the hospitalization time in non-small cell lung cancer patients after surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
authors.forename: Na
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Du
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutritional Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
authors.forename: Zhiyong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
authors.forename: Guowei
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Che
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutritional Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
authors.forename: Xuemei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
authors.forename: Yanli
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ji
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
authors.forename: Mingming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
authors.forename: Mei
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
authors.forename: Lunxu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000178:diet therapy* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013510:Pulmonary Surgical Procedures; D020127:Recovery of Function; D013997:Time Factors; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D014280:Triglycerides