Lipid metabolism in patients with burn disease during nasogastral tube hyperalimentation

: A study was made of lipid metabolism in burn disease patients who received prolonged nasogastral feeding. The main alterations were discovered in phospholipid fractions of blood plasma and red blood cell membranes. In patients receiving nasogastral feeding, the alterations returned to normal more rapidly than in those who did not receive such a feeding. It is recommended that such a type of intensive care should be introduced on a broader scale in the treatment of burn disease patients.