Five-year experience of early enteral feeding in patients undergoing allogeneic stem cell transplantation following myeloablative conditioning for malignancy

7043 Background: The aim of this work was to investigate the evolution of our practices regarding nutritional support and its impact on early outcomes over the last 5 years. Methods: From Jan 01 to Dec 05, 121 pts who underwent myeloablative allo-SCT were offered EN. Among them, 94 (78%) agreed to receive EN (EN group) and 27 (22%) refused the naso-gastric tube (NGT)(without EN group: WEN group) and received either parenteral nutrition (PN) (n=22) or oral feeding only (n=5). The NGT was inserted shortly after transplantation. Overnight NGT feeding, was gradually increased within 5 days. In case of intolerance toward EN, additional or total PN was given. Results: The two groups were comparable in terms of transplantation modalities. Median duration of EN was 14 days (1–59) and 61 pts received no additional PN while the median duration of the PN was 12 days (2–70). There was no significant difference between the two groups regarding duration of hospitalization, nutritional status and mucositis. However: eng...