Effect of indigenous enteral feed protocol to improve the general and local condition of severe burns patients Patel Mohit Kumar1,*, Ravishanker R.2, Choudhary Yashashvi3, Patel Pushplata4 1Department of General Surgery, Pt JNM Medical College, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India 2Department of Burn & Plastic Surgery, Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences Loni, Taluka Rahata, Ahmednagar, India 3Department of Surgical Oncology Resident, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Hospital, Mumbai, India 4Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Pt JNM Medical College, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India *Corresponding author
Online published on 24 May, 2018. Abstract The present study was carried out in department of general surgery, Pravara Rural Medical College & Research Hospital, Loni. Duration of study was two year. We studied 35 patients of mixed thermal burn patients who were fed enteraly the indigenous preparation which was made from locally and easily available materials. In present study of 35 burn patients, maximum i.e 62.9% (22) were within 21 to 40 years age group and 20% (7) were below 20 years age. Total mean duration of formation of granulation tissue in burn patients was 14.23 days. There was statistically highly significant (p<0.01) higher mean duration of granulation tissue formation with increasing percentage of burn. Starting of separation of slough took mean 9 days duration in patients with 21 to 30% burn, at 11.2 mean days with 31 to 40% burns, at mean 12.30 days with 41 to 50% burns and at 12.3 days in patients with 51 to 60% burn. Indigenous feed preparation protocol was effective in meeting the nutritional demand of the burn patient and had a favourable clinical course as evident by: Early and progressive improvement in the general condition of the burn patients. Top Keywords Indigenous Enteral Feed, Burn Injuries, Low Cost, Granulation. Top |