Study on nutritional support in early postoperative renal transplant patients

Objective: To investigate the nutritional support in early postoperative renal transplant patients. Methods: The early intake and nutrition were analyzed in 163 patients who received renal allograft transplantation. The patients were divided into two groups: the study group (89 patients, higher amount of nitrogen intake) and the control group (74 patients, lower amount of nitrogen intake), according to the different amount of actural nutritional intake during two postoperative weeks. Two weeks after the operation, changes of the nitrogen balance, weight, albumin, hemoglobin, serum lipids and renal function were evaluated. Results: The nitrogen balance in the study group was better than that in the control group, but there was no significant difference in weight between the two groups. The level of serum albumin in the study group was higher than that in the control group, but there was no significant difference in hemoglobin level between the two groups. The level of Apo-A I in the study group was higher than that in the control group. There was less improvement of renal function in the study group than in control group. Conclusion: Nitrogen intake in early post-operative renal transplant patients should be controlled so that the transplanted kidney can work better.