Abstract:【Objective】 To investigate application value of the early enteral nutrition by placing nose intestine tube under gastroscopy in high risk of aspiration stroke patients. 【Methods】 86 acute stroke patients with the high risk of aspiration who were admitted to the central ICU of the First Affiliated Hospital of University of South China from January 2012 to June 2013, were randomly divided into two groups: nasogastric tube group and nose intestine tube group. 45 patients of which were in the nasogastric tube group and 41 patients were in the nasal intestine tube group. Enteral nutrition with Enteral Nutritional Suspension (TPF-DM) through nasogastric tube started after 24 h admitted to ICU in the nasogastric tube group, and enteral nutrition with Enteral Nutritional Suspension (TPF-DM) through nose intestine tube placed under gastroscopy started after 24 h admitted to ICU in the nasal intestine tube group. The GCS, APACHE-II score, serum albumin, serum transferrin of the patients in the first day and fourteenth day, aspiration pneumonia (AP) incidence and ICU stay were compared with both groups respectively. 【Results】 The age, sex, severity of illness and the water swallow test classifications had no significant difference in both groups at 24 h admitted to ICU (all P > 0.05). The terminals of nasal intestine tubes were all located in the upper jejunum and had no complications by placing nose intestine tube under gastroscopy. The GCS of patients in the nasal intestine tube group was higher than the nasogastric tube group, but compared with the nasogastric tube group, the APACHE-II scores in the nasal intestine were lower in fourteenth day after admitted to ICU (all P <0.05). Rate of the AP in the nasogastric tube group and in the nasal intestine tube group were 31.1% and 12.2% respectively, (χ2 =4.460,P =0.035). The serum albumin and serum transferrin of the patients in the nasal intestine tube group increased significantly when compared with the nasogastric tube group in fourteenth day after admitted to ICU (all P <0.05). ICU stay were (16.00±4.53) d and (13.93±4.83) d (t =2.055, P =0.043) respectively in the nasogastric tube group and in the nasal intestine tube group. 【Conclusion】 Our data suggest that it helps to reduce the incidence of aspiration pneumonia, improve the nutritional status, shorten ICU stay and improve outcomes of aspiration stroke patients that the early enteral nutrition by placing nose intestine tube under gastroscopy in high risk of aspiration stroke patients after 24 h admission; and it is worthy of promotion in clinical.