Prospective study of early enteral feeding utilizing arginine after total gastrectomy and pancreaticoduodenectomy
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- after total gastrectomy and pancreaticoduodenectomy
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000026770
- Lead Sponsor
- Hamamatsu Medical Center
- Brief Summary
o differences were observed between two groups with regard to postoperative complication, length of hospital stay, oral intake amount, and nutritional status. The serum arginine profile was similar between two groups: it decreased significantly on 1 POD, and gradually returned to the preoperative level by 7 POD. Importantly, the nitrogen balance decreased over time until 7 POD in the TPN group, while it turned to positive by 7 POD in the EAN group. Furthermore, muscle atrophy accessed by lean body mass decrease was smaller in the EAN group.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
no operation
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method