A Randomized Controlled Study to Explore the Effect of Different Feeding in Traumatic Brain Injury Patients
This was a multicenter randomized controlled study of 98 severe Traumatic Brain Injury patients with tracheostomy. Patients enrolled were divided randomly into the observation group with Intermittent Oro-esophageal Tube Feeding or the control group with Nasogastric tube feeding for enteral nutrition support, respectively. Nutritional status, complications, decannulation of tracheostomy tubes and level of consciousness on day 1 and day 28 were recorded and compared.
• age ≥ 18 years, meeting the diagnosis of severe Traumatic Brain Injury, confirmed through MRI
• score of Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) \<8;
• presence of no contraindication for enteral nutrition;
• with stable vital signs and no severe liver or kidney dysfunction, metabolic disorders, cardiovascular diseases, or multiple complications;
• informed consent form was obtained from the patients' family members.