Abstract:
Objective To explore the value of artificial intelligence-based bowel sound (BS) monitoring in optimizing the timing of early enteral nutrition (EEN) support in patients with severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI).
Methods A total of 166 sTBI patients were selected as the study subjects, and randomly divided into control group (n=83) and observation group (n=83) using the random number method. In the control group, the timing of enteral nutrition support was determined by manual assessment, while in the observation group, it was determined by artificial intelligence-based BS monitoring. The enteral nutrition feeding tolerance, feeding volume, nutrition support-related indicators, nutritional indicators and the occurrence of complications were observed in both groups.
Results On the 1st, 3rd and 7th days of nutrition support, the scores on the enteral nutrition tolerance assessment scale and the incidence of feeding intolerance (FI) in the control group were significantly higher than those in the observation group (P < 0.05). The average feeding volumes in the observation group during the first 3 days, >3 to 7 days, and >7 to 14 days of nutrition support were significantly higher than those in the control group (P < 0.05). The time to reach 70% of the target volume in the observation group was (78.25±12.08) h, which was significantly shorter than (90.94±15.31) h in the control group (P < 0.05). The gastric residual volumes (GRV) on the 1st, 3rd and 7th day of nutrition support were significantly lower in the observation group than those in the control group (P < 0.05). After 4 weeks of nutrition support, the albumin (ALB), prealbumin (PA) and calf circumference (CC) in the observation group were significantly higher than those in the control group (P < 0.05). The overall complication rate in the observation group was 37.35%, which was lower than 60.24% in the control group, with a statistically significant difference (P < 0.05).
Conclusion Artificial intelligence-based BS monitoring can shorten the time for sTBI patients to reach the target enteral nutrition feeding volume, reduce the risk of FI, and provide crucial clinical decision support for determining the initiation timing of EEN in sTBI patients.