Clinical Application of Elemental Diet (Elental) in Oral Surgery

• Published in: Japanese Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Vol. 32; no. 12; pp. 2437 - 2442
• Main Authors: OGINO, Tsuneko, AOKI, Mitsuko, ABE, Hiroyuki, FUJII, Toshiharu, MANAKA, Nobuyuki, SANGU, Yoshikuni, YAMASHITA, Yasuhiro, SEKIDO, Masanori, OGIUCHI, Hideki, KUWAZAWA, Takaho
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japanese Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 1986
• Subjects: elemental diet; enteral nutrition; nutritional management
• ISSN: 0021-5163; 2186-1579
• DOI: 10.5794/jjoms.32.2437

In past years, IVH has been the main method of nutritional management. However, as the management and surgical operation are complicated, recently Elemental Diet (ED) as a method of oral feeding has received great interest. In 1977, ED-AC (Elental) was developed for Japanese patients. We examined the clinical symptoms and observations of 20 cases of ED-AC application. As a result, the clinical observations during the period of its application, showed a slight decrease in weight, serum proteins and serum albumine, but no significant changes in other tests. Besides, among the 20 cases, 7 patients complained of diarrhea as side effect, but there was not a single case in which the application was suspended. The clinical results in the application of ED-AC in the area of oral surgery showed in general an effective diet without causing serious side effects and with possibility of long-term application. It is concluded as being a valuable method.