Ann Hepatobiliary Pancreat Surg.  2022 Aug;26(3):244-250. 10.14701/ahbps.21-152.

Effect of early oral nutrition supplement using Encover in patients undergoing hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery

• Lee BJ
• Park JS
• Kim HS
• Yoon DS
• Lim JH

• KMID: 2532640
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.14701/ahbps.21-152

Abstract

Backgrounds/Aims
Early recovery after surgery has become a popular trend. The aim of this study was to evaluate effect of nutritional intervention using Encover, an oral nutritional supplement, in patients undergoing hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery.
Methods
This single center, prospective case-control study was conducted in Gangnam Severance Hospital from September 2018 to April 2019. Through randomization, patients were divided into an experimental group (30 patients) and a control group (30 patients). At postoperative seven days, the experimental group was instructed to take two packs of Encover (JW Pharmaceutical, Seoul, Korea) daily for seven days. Body cell mass index was measured at seven days after surgery and 14 days after discharge and Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA) was performed at 14 days after discharge.
Results
Body cell mass index during outpatient follow-up was significantly decreased compared to that at discharge in both groups. However, the amount of body cell mass index showed no significant difference between postoperative seven days and outpatient follow-up in either group. During outpatient follow-up, the experimental group had a higher mean value of PG-SGA score than the control group (11.32 ± 3.46 vs. 9.48 ± 3.97; p = 0.037).
Conclusions
Short-term Encover doses after surgery may not produce significant results in weight gain or other body cell mass index. Encover did not significantly affect other dietary conditions based on PG-SGA.

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  Fig. 1 Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment sheet.

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  Fig. 2 Case enrollment diagram.

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