Evaluation of growth hormone combined with glutamine-enhanced enteral nutritional on status and immune function of postoperative patients with primary liver cancer during perioperative period
ObjectiveTo investigate the influence of glutamine-enhanced enteral nutritional(GEEN) combined with growth hormone on postoperative nutritional status and immune function in patients with primary liver cancer during perioperative period. Methods48 patients with primary liver cancer were randomly divided into 3 groups: preoperative glutamine-enhanced enteral nutrition group(preoperative GEEN group), postoperative glutamine-enhanced enteral nutrition group(postoperative GEEN group), and parenteral nutrition group. Patients in the postoperative GEEN group were given warm water at 12h after operation and were increased enteral nutrition gradually to the normal level at 24h after operation if no obvious discomfort complained. The patients in postoperative GEEN group were fed enteral nutrition (30mL/kg.d) from d4-7 after operation and the lack of energy supplemented with energy or water, electrolyte within 3 days after operation. The patients in postoperative GEEN group were injected ecombinant human growth hormone(rhGH,4IU/d) from d1-7 days after operation, The common diet was restored gradually after annal exhaust,The patients in the preoperative GEEN group received enteral nutrition before operation for 3 days,30 mL/(kg·d)and had the same nutritional scheme as the patients in postoperative GEEN from d1-4 days after operation, The preoperative GEEN group received rhGH injection for 7 days range from preoperative 3 day to postoperative 4d. Patients in the parenteral nutrition group was supported by parenteral nutrition and taken normal diet when gastrointestinal function recoverying. The clinical recovering and postoperative complication were observed (including wound infections or fat liquefaction, pulmonary infection). Hepatic function, NK cells, CD4+T and CD8+T cells, IgM , IgA and IgG levels, complement C3 and C5 levels were measured on the 8th day after operation and on the 1st day before operation. ResultsTwo cases were exited due to complaining to postoperative abdominal distension with 1 cases in the preoperative GEEN group and postoperative GEEN group respectively.The patients in 3 groups had no serious complications such as bleeding, operation death.The occurrence of infection was no significant difference(P>0.05)among 3 groups, with fewer rate in preoperative GEEN group.After nutritional support, The level of total protein in both preoperative GEEN group and postoperative GEEN group were higher than that in the parenteral nutrition group(P=0.00), preoperative GEEN group with higher content obviously(P=0.00), No significant changes could be found in albumin levels among the 3 groups(P=0.16), but complement albumin in the GEEN groups was lower than that in the parenteral nutrition group(P=0.02).……