Enteral nutrition is feasible in pediatric stem cell transplantation patients

We aimed to demonstrate whether enteral nutrition (EN) is feasible in daily practice of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT).Nutritional records of 100 patients were evaluated. Patients with poor oral intake were fed by EN with tube. A total of 79 patients required nutritional support. Of...

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Published in:Pediatric blood & cancer 2012-12, Vol.59 (7), p.1327-1329
Main Authors: Bicakli, Derya Hopanci, Yilmaz, Medine C., Aksoylar, Serap, Kantar, Mehmet, Cetingul, Nazan, Kansoy, Savas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Body Weight
Child
children
Enteral Nutrition
Female
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Humans
Length of Stay
Male
nutrition
Nutritional Support
Parenteral Nutrition
stem cell transplantation
tube feeding
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Summary:We aimed to demonstrate whether enteral nutrition (EN) is feasible in daily practice of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT).Nutritional records of 100 patients were evaluated. Patients with poor oral intake were fed by EN with tube. A total of 79 patients required nutritional support. Of them, 71 were fed by EN only. Five were fed by EN plus parenteral nutrition (PN),three were fed by PN only. Median duration of EN was 21 days. In the EN only group, 68% gained or maintained their weight. EN should be considered as a feasible option for nutrition support in children undergoing HSCT. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2012; 59: 1327–1329. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
ISSN:1545-5009
1545-5017
DOI:10.1002/pbc.24275