Table 3 Characteristics of postoperative enteral nutrition
Characteristics | Results |
|---|---|
Vomiting, no. (%) | 0 (0) |
Diarrhea, no. (%) | 1 (2.0) |
Fecal occult blood, no. (%) | 3 (6.1) |
Use of high energy formulasa, no. (%) | 37 (75.5) |
Feeding methods, no. (%) | |
Gastric tube | 19 (38.8) |
Gastric tube + oral feeding | 30 (61.2) |
Accumulated fluid balance (mL/kg/d), mean ± SD | -19.8 ± 8.2 |
Time of EN initiation (h), mean ± SD | 26.2 ± 7.2 |
Unfinished milk volume (mL/kg/d), mean ± SD | 12.2 ± 7.7 |
EN protein intake (g/kg/d), mean ± SD | 0.7 ± 0.3 |