Effect of enteral feeding ELENTAL on nutritional status of burned patients

<正> AIM: To investigate the maitainance effect of entered feeding ELENTAL on intestine, liver and nutritional status of burned patients. METHODS: 30 cases of burned patients were randomly devided into ELENTAL feeding group(E group) and intravenous nutrition group(control, D). The whole calorie in group E were supplied by feeding elemental diet ELENTAL and those in group D were supplied by intravenous nutrition from the third day after burning, the supplemented calorie and nitrogen were equal in two groups. Before the experiment and on the 5th day and 10th day, blood were drawn to examine the levels of and serum transferring. RESULTS: There were no significant difference of serum lipid and serum transferring levels on the 7th day and 10th day in burned patients. CONCLUSION: ELENTAL diet can protect intestine effectively and improve nutritious status of the burned patients.