Placement of a feeding tube using surgical, radio- logical, or endoscopic techniques is recommended for long-term enteral nutrition therapy or gastric
practical techniques involved in feeding patients enterally but also reference will be given to some of the problems that still exist in defining what
25 mar 1999 · formulae, limiting their use to patients in whom enteral feeding is strongly indicated (or parenteral nutrition relatively contraindicated)
Substrates used for enteral nutrition: tube feeding malnourished or at risk of malnutrition and who cannot cover their nutritional needs with
The addition of fiber to the enteral formula has been proposed to normalize bowel function and improve feeding tolerance; however, in the setting of
are recommended for HEN? Recommendation 6 HEN can be delivered through a nasal feeding tube in pa- tients who need HEN only for a short period of
and weigh risks and benefits for each patient who may be a quent than diarrhea in patients fed exclusively by enteral nutrition: results
85 ideal body weight (IBW) at discharge (range 75– 84), only one of whom was 85 IBW at 3 months Twenty-two patients continued on NG feeds following
Diarrhoea complicating enteral feeding is an all too common clinical problem be at least thirty patients receiving nutritional support at any one time, of whom