Objective: Nutrition is crucial during the late stages of liver failure and throughout the transplantation process. Current guidelines recommend feeding 12-24 hours after liver transplantation unless a complication that affects nutritional status has developed. However, there are limited studies in the literature showing the effects of the transition to nutrition after liver transplantation on patients. The aim of this study is to determine the effect of transition to postoperative nutrition on complication development and hospital stay in liver transplant patients. Material and Methods: Between 2017 and 2022, 69 patients who underwent liver transplantation were included in the study. The 18-question data form prepared by the researchers was filled in retrospectively. Results: As a result of the study, gas output was detected on the first day in 92.5% of the patients fed at the postoperative 24th hour and in 93.5% of the patients fed at the 48th hour. Complications were seen in 80% of the patients fed at 96th hour. The hospital stay was found to be higher in patients fed at the 96th hour compared to the other groups (p<0.05). When compared with the postoperative nutrition time, a significant difference was found between feeding hours and the incidence of complications, postoperative hospital stay, gas removal time and the type of complication (p<0.05). Conclusion: As a result of this research, it was determined that early postoperative nutrition in patients who underwent liver transplantation shortened the duration of hospital stay, provided early gas release and reduced the incidence of complications.
Keywords: Liver transplantation; hospital stay; postoperative complications; postoperative nutrition
Amaç: Karaciğer yetersizliğinin son döneminde ve nakil sürecinde beslenme konusu oldukça önemlidir. Mevcut kılavuzlar, beslenme durumunu etkileyecek bir komplikasyon gelişmediyse karaciğer naklinden 12-24 saat sonra beslenmeyi önermektedir. Ancak literatürde karaciğer nakli sonrası beslenmeye geçişin hastalar üzerindeki etkilerini gösteren sınırlı sayıda çalışma bulunmaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, karaciğer nakli yapılan hastalarda postoperatif beslenmeye geçişin komplikasyon gelişimi ve hastanede kalış süresine etkisini belirlemektir. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Araştırmaya 2017-2022 yılları arasında karaciğer nakli olan 69 hasta dahil edildi. Araştırmacılar tarafından hazırlanan 18 soruluk veri formu geriye dönük olarak dolduruldu. Bulgular: Araştırma sonucunda postoperatif 24. saatte beslenen hastaların %92,5'inde, 48. saatte beslenen hastaların %93,5'inde ilk gün gaz çıkışı tespit edildi. 96. saatte beslenen hastaların %80'inde komplikasyon görüldü. 96. saatte beslenen hastaların hastanede kalış süresi diğer gruplara göre daha yüksek bulundu (p<0,05). Ameliyat sonrası beslenme süresi ile karşılaştırıldığında beslenme saatleri ile komplikasyon görülme sıklığı, ameliyat sonrası hastanede kalış süresi, gaz çıkarma süresi ve komplikasyon türü arasında anlamlı fark bulundu (p<0,05). Sonuç: Bu araştırma sonucunda, karaciğer transplantasyonu yapılan hastalarda postoperatif erken beslenmenin hastanede kalış süresini kısalttığı, erken gaz çıkışı sağladığı ve komplikasyon görülme sıklığını azalttığı belirlendi.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Karaciğer nakli; hastanede kalış; ameliyat sonrası komplikasyonlar; postoperatif beslenme
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