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Chinese Journal of Antituberculosis ›› 2021, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (5): 468-474.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-6621.2021.05.011

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Application of perioperative nutrition therapy in the treatment of spinal tuberculosis under the guidance of enhanced recovery after surgery

MIAO Rui-rui, XIN Shi-zhen, TANG Liang, NING Hua-ying, BAO Yu-cheng, ZHANG Wen-long()   

  1. Department of Orthopedics, Tianjin Haihe Hospital,TCM Key Research Laboratory for Infections Disease Prevention for State Administration Traditional Chinese Medicine,Tianjin 300350,China
  • Received:2021-02-25 Online:2021-05-10 Published:2021-04-30
  • Contact: ZHANG Wen-long E-mail:miao2000111065@126.com

Abstract:

Objective To explore the application of perioperative nutrition therapy in the treatment of spinal tuberculosis under the guidance of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS). Methods A total of 97 newly treated patients with active spinal tuberculosis who underwent surgical treatment in Haihe Hospital of Tianjing Municipality from January 2017 to December 2019 were chosen and randomly allocated into the observation group (49 cases) and control group (48 cases) by using random number table. Both groups were given standardized anti-tuberculosis drug therapy plus individualized and stepwise nutritional therapy. ERAS was applied on the observation group to guide preoperative and postoperative food and water intake and preoperative glucose load control. The control group took traditional plans to guide their preoperative and postoperative oral diet. The perioperative stepwise nutrition therapy, the immediate preoperative thirst and hunger, postoperative abdominal distension before breakfast of the second day after surgery, time of first gas, perioperative blood glucose were observed. Results Among the observation group, 12.24% (6/49) had preoperative thirst and 8.16% (4/49) experienced hunger, which were both lower than those of the control group (81.25%,39/48 and 54.17%,26/48) (χ2=46.425,P=0.000;χ2=24.021,P=0.000); 4.08% (2/49) of the observation group had postoperative abdominal distension, which was lower than that of the control group (18.75%,9/48) (χ2=5.189,P=0.023); 69.39% (34/49) of patients within the observation group had postoperative time to first gas ≤12 hours, higher than that of the control group (39.58%,19/48) (χ2=8.690,P=0.003); the perioperative blood glucose of both groups increased, but the postoperative blood glucose of the observational group was lower than that in the control group (7.89±1.39 mmol/L vs. 8.80±1.08 mmol/L)(t=-3.602,P=0.001). Conclusion Perioperative nutrition therapy under the guidance of ERAS is feasible, safe and effective in the treatment of spinal tuberculosis.

Key words: Tuberculosis, spinal, Perioperative, Nutrition therapy, Comparative study, Enhanced recovery after surgery