[The time for beginning of enteral nutrition in traumatic shock].

Objective: To explore the value of monitoring CO(2) partial pressure of gastric mucosa (PiCO(2)) in patients with traumatic shock under enteral nutrition (EN) support.

Methods: Ninety-six patients who were clinically diagnosed as having traumatic shock were randomly divided into two groups: the test group and the control group. In the test group, EN was given after tissue oxygenation, indicated by the value of PiCO(2), approached normal and the clinical symptoms ameliorated.