THỰC TRẠNG NUÔI DƯỠNG NGƯỜI BỆNH NGỘ ĐỘC DO RẮN CẮN TẠI TRUNG TÂM CHỐNG ĐỘC BỆNH VIỆN BẠCH MAI

Abstract

Objectives: To describe the current situation of feeding patients bitten by venomous snakes at the Poison Control Center of Bach Mai Hospital. Methods: A prospective observational study included 151 snakebite patients treated at the Poison Control Center from December 2020 to June 2021.Results:Among the study patients, male accounted for the majority (62.91%). The mean age was 42.82 ± 15.95 years old. There were 84.1% of patients receiving a normal oral diet, 15.9% of patients receiving nutrition through a nasogastric tube, and no patients received parenteral nutrition. In the group of oral nutrition, the rate of malnutrition at hospital admission and discharge were 13.4% and 15.7%, respectively. 11/19 krait snakebite patients required mechanical ventilation had to be fed through a nasogastric tube for a long time (over 10 days). On admission, 100% of patients were at risk of malnutrition according to the SGA scale. After 1 week, only 16 patients (61.54%) had risk of malnutrition. Conclusion: The study revealed the status of feeding patients bitten by venomous snakes at the Poison Control Center of Bach Mai Hospital in the years 2020 and 2021.