ENHANCING NUTRITIONAL TOLERANCE THROUGH QUANTITATIVE WALKING TRAINING IN PANCREATIC CANCER PATIENTS POST-CRYOABLATION AND HYPERTHERMIA THERAPY

Abstract

Objective To investigate the effect of quantitative walking training on nutritional tolerance in patients with pancreatic cancer after intraoperative combined cryoablation and hyperthermia (ICCH). Methods 80 patients with pancreatic cancer who underwent ICCH and postoperative nutrition in the Pancreas Center of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University from January to December 2021 were selected conveniently. The patients were randomly divided into observation group (n=40) and control group (n=40). The control group was given postoperative routine nursing, and the observation group was given quantitative walking training on this basis. The nutritional tolerance score, incidence rate of nutritional interruption and nutritional compliance rate were used to evaluate the intervention effect of the two groups. Results: After the intervention, the total score of nutritional tolerance, the score of abdominal distension/abdominal pain, and the incidence of nutritional interruption in the observation group were lower than those in the control group (P<0.05). The nutritional compliance rate in the observation group was higher than that in the control group (P<0.05). The differences were statistically significant. Conclusion Quantitative walking training can improve the nutritional tolerance of patients with pancreatic cancer after ICCH, reduce the incidence of nutritional interruption, and improve the nutritional compliance rate.