Qian You1, Xuemei Li1, Ya Ma1, Lei Shi1, Wen Hu2. 1. Department of Clinical Nutrition, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. 2. Department of Clinical Nutrition, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. wendy_nutrition@163.com.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The use of home enteral nutrition (HEN) has increased enormously. HEN has been shown to decrease length of stays, improve clinical outcomes, and increase quality of life. Literature on HEN epidemiology has also sprouted recently. Nevertheless, studies on Chinese HEN users are hardly seen. The objective of this study was thus to describe the epidemiological characteristics of HEN users from a Chinese tertiary hospital in 2018. METHODS: Data were retrospectively analyzed using the personal patient profiles we created upon each HEN initiation. In the year of 2018, 2007 patients and a cumulative total of 3375 episodes were recorded. RESULTS: The median age was 61 (IQR 46-75) years, and 63 (IQR 49-75) for males and 55 (IQR 43-72) for females. The most frequent indication for HEN implementation was oncological diseases (35.8%), followed by digestive diseases (13.4%), and neurological diseases (9.0%). Overall, 90.0% of the episodes were prescribed for oral nutrition supplement (ONS) and 9.5% for tube feeding (TF). Majority (70.8%) of the episodes comprised standard commercial formula. CONCLUSIONS: Our study revealed some fundamental epidemiological characteristics of Chinese HEN patients. This preliminary single-center study has multiple limitations but still possesses revelatory and referential significance for other Chinese practitioners in the field of HEN. In future, multicenter studies and qualified HEN registries are widely needed in China.
BACKGROUND: The use of home enteral nutrition (HEN) has increased enormously. HEN has been shown to decrease length of stays, improve clinical outcomes, and increase quality of life. Literature on HEN epidemiology has also sprouted recently. Nevertheless, studies on Chinese HEN users are hardly seen. The objective of this study was thus to describe the epidemiological characteristics of HEN users from a Chinese tertiary hospital in 2018. METHODS: Data were retrospectively analyzed using the personal patient profiles we created upon each HEN initiation. In the year of 2018, 2007 patients and a cumulative total of 3375 episodes were recorded. RESULTS: The median age was 61 (IQR 46-75) years, and 63 (IQR 49-75) for males and 55 (IQR 43-72) for females. The most frequent indication for HEN implementation was oncological diseases (35.8%), followed by digestive diseases (13.4%), and neurological diseases (9.0%). Overall, 90.0% of the episodes were prescribed for oral nutrition supplement (ONS) and 9.5% for tube feeding (TF). Majority (70.8%) of the episodes comprised standard commercial formula. CONCLUSIONS: Our study revealed some fundamental epidemiological characteristics of Chinese HEN patients. This preliminary single-center study has multiple limitations but still possesses revelatory and referential significance for other Chinese practitioners in the field of HEN. In future, multicenter studies and qualified HEN registries are widely needed in China.
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