The effect of nutrition support with somatostatin in patients with severe pancreatitis
xU Pengyuan,CHEN Jiayong
Abstract:Objective To evaluate the effect of Nutrtion Support with Somatostatin for patients with severe pancreantitis (Acute Hemorrhagic pancreantitis). Methods In a two years period, we selected 20 patients with severe pancreantitis, and divided them into two groups randomly. In group A (the treating group), we used TPN Plus somatostatin, In group B (the control group) ,we just used the traditionalTPN support. All the patients in the study were diagnosed by serum amylase, ultrasound detection, CT and peritoneocentesis. Their APACH Ⅱ score were all above 9 and confirm to be severe pancreantitis. Results There was one patient died in each group, the mortality was no significant. But the occurrence of complications of group A Was decreased, and the length of in hospital was stay shortened (P<0.05). Conclusions 1. TPN could meet the hypermetabolic need of the patients with severe pancreantitis, but it was not necessary for those who just had moderate acute pancreantitis. So the APACH Ⅱ Grade was very important to condition assessment and the selection of candidates for tPN. 2. PN could improve the nutrition state of the patients with severe pancreantitis, reduce the excretion of pancreas and other digestive glands, but it could not achieve the best results for signle using. 3. Somatostatin could obviously compress the excretion of pancreas and digestive tracts, the administration of it plus PN can cut down the occurrence of complication and shorten the treating days. 4. To protect the gastric and intestind mucous barrier is crucial, it would be helpful in obstructing and alleviate the Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS). We have observed that taking low-dose glutamine in early stage of severe pancreantitis didn't aggravate the burden of pancreas, and the intravenous injection of dipeptid glutamine had much better results. 5. It was also important for severe patients to be given plasma albumin by intravenous drops. It could strengthen the effect of pN, heighten the Plasmatic Colloid Osmotic Pressure, and had the effect of transportation and anti-oxidation. 6. The patients scheduled for operations had better to have jejunostomy so as to use enteral nutrtition earlier, and the elemental nutrition given through the jejunum had little stimulation to pancreas. Rational administration of TPN with somatostatin can improve the nutritional status of the patients with severe pancreantitis, decrease the excretion of pancreas and shorten the treating days.
