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Library of the School of Health Sciences

2024-10-03

2024

Sklavou Ourania

Μαρβάκη Χριστίνα, Ομότιμη Καθηγήτρια, Τμήμα Νοσηλευτικής, ΠΑΔΑ
Κοτανίδου Αναστασία, Καθηγήτρια, Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ
Θεοδωρακοπούλου Μαρία, Εξωτερικός Συνεργάτης, Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ

Αποτελεσματικότητα της εντερικής θρέψης σε εγκαυματίες

Greek

Effectiveness of enteral nutrition in burn patients

Introduction: Burns are considered a stressful and dangerous situation for the body where in most cases, leads to the admission of the patient in the Intensive Care Unit. The enteral nutritional support of the patient is an important parameter of the treatment and the maintenance of nutritional balance.
Purpose: The assessment of the effectiveness of enteral nutritional support in maintaining nutritional balance in patients with severe burns.
Methodology: The literature was searched in valid, electronic databases: Pubmed, Science Direct, CINAHL, MEDLINE and Google Scholar.
Results: After research, 14 studies were included in the present paper which related to early or delated enteral feeding of burn patients. Research focuses on both the timing of feeding initiation and the enrichment of the diet with more fat, trace elements and vitamins. The results show that patients who received early enteral nutrition had a shorter hospital stay and better outcomes. Patients receiving enteral nutrition supplemented with macronutrients or micronutrients had similar results. Patients receiving the supplement experienced faster wound healing and lower risk of infection.
Conclusions: Nutritional support is vital for burn patient’s care plan. It is a decisive factor for the patient's progress and faster recovery. Enteral nutrition is the preferred method of feeding as long as the intestinal tract is functional. The immediate start of feeding and its enrichment with macronutrients and micronutrients contribute to faster healing of wounds and reduce the risk of infections and sepsis.

Health Sciences

Burns, Severe burns, Enteral nutrition, Nutritional support, Metabolism, Hypermetabolism, Micronutrients, Macronutrients, ICU

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