Why is enteral nutrition more commonly used than parenteral nutrition

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Enteral nutrition than parenteral nutrition is not many people understand, in the hospital, we often see some need enteral or parenteral nutrition to maintain life. More often, what we see is enteral nutrition. We can also see that enteral nutrition is more commonly used than parenteral nutrition.

Why is enteral nutrition more commonly used than parenteral nutrition

First, enteral nutrition is the use of nasogastric tube or jejunostomy and other means to absorb nutrients into the liver through the intestine, and then synthesize the required substances for the body to use. Parenteral nutrition is the establishment of venous channels to transport nutrients. In this regard, enteral nutrition is more in line with the physiological law.

Second: compared with parenteral nutrition, if you are carrying out enteral nutrition, food will continue to stimulate the intestine, which is conducive to preventing intestinal mucosal atrophy and protecting the function of the intestine. At the same time, intestinal mucosal cells can use some nutrients to promote their metabolism and proliferation.

Third, it is also important that enteral nutrition has no serious complications, while parenteral nutrition has various complications, such as infection, metabolic disorder, cholestasis, intestinal barrier dysfunction, etc.

matters needing attention

When patients need nutritional support, we should try our best to choose enteral nutrition.