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Enema of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Patients with Severe Acute Pancreatitis
Published on: January 27, 2023
Nutritional Aspects of Acute Pancreatitis
Kristen M Roberts1, Marcia Nahikian-Nelms2, Andrew Ukleja3
1Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The Ohio State University, 453 West 10th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
Abstract:
The goal of nutritional support in acute pancreatitis is to reduce inflammation, prevent nutritional depletion, correct a negative nitrogen balance, and improve outcomes. Enteral nutrition (EN) in severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) should be preferred to parenteral nutrition. It maintains the integrity of the gut barrier, decreases intestinal permeability, downregulates the systemic inflammatory response, maintains intestinal microbiota equilibrium, and reduces the complications of the early phase of SAP, improving morbidity and possibly improving mortality, and it is less expensive. Further studies to understand optimal timing of nutrition, route of delivery of EN, and the type of nutrition and nutrients are necessary.
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