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[Nutritional support in polytraumatized patients].

A García de Lorenzo y Mateos1, J Acosta Escribano, A Bonet Saris

  • 1Hospital Universitario La Paz. Madrid.

Nutricion Hospitalaria
|June 29, 2005
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Critically injured patients face nutritional risks. Early specialized nutrition, preferably enteral, is crucial, with specialized feeding tubes aiding tolerance in cases of head or abdominal trauma.

Area of Science:

  • Critical care medicine
  • Trauma surgery
  • Nutritional support

Context:

  • Polytraumatism patients are typically healthy with good nutritional status initially.
  • Metabolic shifts post-trauma create significant nutritional risk.
  • Early nutritional intervention is vital if oral intake is insufficient within 5-10 days.

Purpose:

  • To highlight the importance of specialized nutritional support in polytraumatism.
  • To emphasize enteral nutrition as the preferred route.
  • To address challenges and solutions for enteral nutrition in trauma patients.

Summary:

  • Enteral nutrition is recommended when oral intake is compromised post-trauma.
  • Head and abdominal trauma can impair gastrointestinal motility, affecting enteral feeding tolerance.

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  • Transpyloric tubes or jejunostomy facilitate early enteral nutrition in complex trauma cases.

    • Impact:

    • Informs clinical practice regarding timely and appropriate nutritional management for trauma survivors.
    • Improves patient outcomes by mitigating malnutrition-related complications.
    • Guides the selection of feeding methods to enhance nutritional support efficacy.