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[Effect of nutritional support on immune function in patients with severe pulmonary infection after renal
Xue-Tao Cheng1, Sheng-Ling Li, Guo-Lian Liu
1Kidney Transplantation Center, General Hospital of Ningxia Armed Police of PLA, Yinchuan, China. cxt_ny@163.com
Objective:
To study the effect of parenteral plus enteral nutrition (PN+EN) and total parenteral nutrition (TPN) support on the postoperative immune function in renal recipients with severe pulmonary infection.
Methods:
Twenty renal recipients with severe postoperative pulmonary infection were randomly assigned into two equal groups to receive PN+EN or standard TPN, both supplied with equal nitrogen and calorie. The plasma levels of total protein, albumin, hemoglobin and peripheral blood IgA, IgG, IgM, total lymphocyte count, and CD4/CD8 ratio were measured before and after the treatment.
Results:
The total lymphocyte count, CD4/CD8 ratio and IgG were significantly increased in patients receiving PN+EN as compared with those in TPN group (P<0.05). In both of the groups, the total protein and albumin levels underwent no significant changes after the nutritional support (P>0.05).
Conclusion:
PN+EN can better improve the immune function than TPN in renal recipients with severe pulmonary infection.
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