Comparison of the Outcomes of Three Different Nutritional Supports in Patients with Oral and Maxillofacial Malignant Tumors following Surgery
Table 6
Indexes of the three groups after surgery (13 day).
Items
PN+EN group (n=58)
TEN group (n=21)
TPN group (n=33)
Test values
P values
BMI (kg/m2)
22.13 ± 1.92
21.67 ± 2.65
21.64 ± 2.06
0.711
0.493
Length of hospitalization (days)
16.90 ± 3.81
21.15 ± 3.12
21.95 ± 3.17
15.344
0.000
K (mmol/L)
4.10 ± 0.33
3.25 ± 0.56
4.29 ± 0.29
46.912
0.000
Na (mmol/L)
133.84 ± 5.40
128.94 ± 9.73
135.26 ± 7.27
4.053
0.022
CL (mmol/L)
107.85 ± 4.23
103.34 ± 3.56
107.33 ± 5.15
7.077
0.002
SGA categories
A grade
9 (8.04%)
0
0
28.139
0.000
B grade
46 (41.07%)
20 (17.86%)
11 (9.82%)
C grade
3 (2.68%)
13 (11.61%)
10 (8.93%)
TCM symptoms
Pale complexion
1 (0.89%)
2 (1.79%)
6 (5.36%)
11.859
0.001
Skin without luster
7 (6.25%)
3 (2.68%)
5 (4.46%)
2.451
0.280
Significantly different among groups (P < 0.05). Values are demonstrated as n (%) for chi-square or Fisher’s exact tests, as the mean ± standard deviations for one-way ANOVA test. Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; K, potassium; NA, sodium; CL, chlorine; SGA, subjective global assessment; TCM, traditional Chinese medicine.
