Characteristics of the Medical Nutrition of the Polytraumatized Patients in Presence of Obesity

Abstract

Aim: To determine the characteristics of the Medical Nutrition of the Polytraumatized Patients in presence of obesity. Materials and Methods: The clinical material is represented by 42 polytraumatized patients hospitalized at the Department of Surgery of the Municipal Non-Profit Organization ”8th Municipal Clinical Hospital of Lviv”. Results: The posttraumatic catabolic condition requires the energy balance with the early substitution of protein and hypercaloric nutrition. The patients with obesity in the presence of massive severe injuries not receiving the necessary nutrition within the first days after the trauma may develop the cumulative deficit of calories and proteins that conditions the development of the severest complications related to the repeated infecting, and, consequently, the multiple organ dysfunction. The early enteral nutrition for the injured patients with obesity demonstrated a convincing positive result in the form of the prevention of infectious diseases and, correspondingly, improved the results and period of treatment. Conclusions: The patients with obesity in the presence of massive severe injuries not receiving the necessary nutrition within the first days after the trauma may develop the cumulative deficit of calories and proteins that conditions the development of the severest complications related to the repeated infecting, and, consequently, the multiple organ dysfunction,