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Electronic Journal of Emerging Infectious Diseases ›› 2023, Vol. 8 ›› Issue (3): 29-33.doi: 10.19871/j.cnki.xfcrbzz.2023.03.006

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Effect of lactobacillus and enterococcus powder besides combined with enteral nutrition in the prevention of VAP in patients with sepsis and mechanical ventilation

Zhang Aihua1, Lai Weihua2, Wang Min3, Qing Ming4   

  1. 1. Operating Room of Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital Affiliated to Jinan University, Guangdong Guangzhou 510220, China;
    2. Emergency Department of Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital Affiliated to Jinan University, Guangdong Guangzhou 510220, China;
    3. Department of Orthopedics, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital Affiliated to Jinan University, Guangdong Guangzhou 510220, China;
    4. Department of Critical Medicine, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital to Jinan University, Guangdong Guangzhou 510220, China
  • Received:2022-04-28 Online:2023-06-30 Published:2023-07-20

Abstract: Objective To observe the effect of bifidobacterium triple viable capsule combined with enteral nutrition via nasogastric tube in the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in patients with sepsis and mechanical ventilation, and its impact on nutritional status and immune function of patients. Method A total of 102 patients with septic mechanical ventilation admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of our hospital from September 2019 to January 2021 were randomly divided into C group (n=50) and L group (n=52). The patients in both groups were treated with enteral nutrition with nasogastric tube within 24-72h after admission. The L group was treated with lactobacillus and enterococcus powder besides on the basis of the C group, The nutritional indexes [serum total protein (TP), albumin (ALB), prealbumin (PA), hemoglobin (HB)] and immune indexes [CD3+, CD4+, CD4+/CD8+, secretory immunoglobulin A (SIgA)] of the two groups before and 14 days after treatment were statistically compared with VAP, bacteremia, disease death rate, mechanical ventilation time and ICU hospitalization time 28 days after treatment. Result 14 days after treatment, the levels of serum TP, ALB, PA and Hb in the L group were higher than those in the C group (P< 0.01). On the 14th day after treatment, the levels of serum CD3+, CD4+, CD4+/CD8+ and SIgA in the L group were higher than those in the C group ( P<0.05). The incidence rate of VAP in the L group was lower than that in the C group (χ2=3.922, P=0.048). The ventilation time and ICU stay in the L group were shorter than those in the C group (t=2.264, 2.054, P=0.013, 0.021). The incidence rate and mortality rate of the L group were lower than those of the C group, but the difference was not statistically significant (χ2=1.230, 0.631, P=0.267, 0.427). The incidence of gastric retention, abdominal distension, diarrhea and constipation in group L was lower than that in group C (χ2=5.480, 15.291, 15.653, 7.233,P=0.019, <0.001, <0.001, 0.007). Conclusion lactobacillus and enterococcus powder besides combined with enteral nutrition can improve the status of septic patients with mechanical ventilation, enhance immune function, reduce the incidence rate of VAP and shorten the length of stay in ICU patients with sepsis.

Key words: Lactobacillus and enterococcus powder besides, Enteral nutrition, Sepsis, Mechanical ventilation, Ventilator associated pneumonia

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