THE IMPACT OF VERY EARLY ENTERAL NUTRITION IN PATIENTS WITH SEVERE ACUTE PANCREATITIS

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy 0f early enteral nutrition in patients with severe pancreatitis. Method: 30 patients with SAP were randomlv divided into two groups, the experimentation group and the comparison group, the comparison group was given conventional therapy, the experimentation group entera1 nutrition by nasogastric feeding, We measured the recovery time of laboratory parameters[white blood cel1 count(WBC),C-reactive protein(CRP),serum amylase and urine amylase],serum albumin, the infection rate, the death rate,the complication rate, length of stay and cost of hospitalization. Result: Recovery time of 1aboratory parameters in the experimentation group was significantly shorter than that in the comparison group (P<0、05). The infection rate, the death rate,the complication rate in the experimentation group was significantly shorter than that in the comparison group but was comparable (P>0.05). length of stay and cost of hospitalization in the experimentation group were better than those in comparison group (P<0.05). Serum albumin in the experimentation group was significantly higher than that in the comparison group (P<0、05). Conclusion: Treatment of SAP with early enteral nutrition can improve nutrition,speed up symptom recovery, reduce the infection rate,the death rate,the complication rate,length of stay and cost of hospitalization.