Features of nutrition and care of patients with jejunostomy

Introduction. A common type of palliative intervention is the imposition of nutritional fistulas for enteral nutrition in dysphagia. The operation of choice is gastrostomy, in which the gastric stage of digestion is preserved. This is more physiological and reduces the risk of developing dumping syndrome and metabolic disorders that can develop with the introduction of nutrition into the jejunum directly. Ejunostomy is applied when gastrostomy is technically impossible due to damage to the stomach, or as a stage in another operation. The infrequent use of jejunostomy leads to a lack of awareness among medical professionals about the specifics of care and nutrition through jejunostomy, which differ significantly from the standard recommendations for gastrostomy. The aim is to study. Offer advice on care and nutrition through the jejunostomy. Materials and Methods. The recommendations are based on literature data and the clinical experience of the authors who perform these operations, teach patients and their relatives care, nutrition through the jejunostomy, and manage these patients at the outpatient stage. The results and their discussion. The article provides recommendations for the care of jejunostomy, depending on the type of jejunostomy and feeding tube. The technique of feeding through the jejunostomy is described in the details, while an original method for the slow introduction of the nutrient mixture in the absence of special systems for drip nutrition is proposed. General recommendations on the selection of a nutrient mixture for feeding through the jejunostomy are given. Conclusion. Fistula care and feeding of patients with jejunostomy are differ from similar activities carried out in patients with gastrostomy. The proposed article will improve the orientation of medical workers in the problem and may serve as the beginning of the development of domestic recommendations for the care of the fistula and nutrition of patients with jejunostomy.

jejunostomy, nutritional fistula, gravity system, drip, palliative care, jejunostomy care, enteral nutrition, jejunostomy feeding

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