enteral nutrition

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enteral nutrition

Enteral feeding Critical care The provision of nutrients by catheter, NG tube or if needed for > 4 wks, by gastrostomy or jejunostomy, to a Pt who cannot ingest food–eg, due to an upper GI tract malignancy, but whose GI tract does not require complete 'rest' Pros Preserves GI architecture, prevents bacterial translocation from the colon, fewer complications than TPN, ↓ cost. See Cancer cachexia, Malnutrition.

en·ter·al nu·tri·tion

(en'tĕr-ăl nū-trish'ŭn)

Alimentation provided by means of a tube into the stomach or intestine.

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Enteral nutrition

Nourishment given through a tube or stoma directly into the small intestine, thus bypassing the upper digestive tract.

Mentioned in: Electrolyte Supplements, Enterostomy, Necrotizing Enterocolitis

References in periodicals archive ?

Early postoperative enteral nutrition improves gut oxygenation and reduces costs compared with total parenteral nutrition.

FEEDING JEJUNOSTOMY AS A LIFELINE FOR ESOPHAGEAL MALIGNANCIES

The nasogastric route of enteral nutrition appears to be an effective route of enteral nutrition in predicted severe acute pancreatitis.

NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT IN ACUTE SEVERE PANCREATITIS- NASOJEJUNAL VS. NASOGASTRIC FEED

National Alliance for Infusion therapy and the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Public Policy Committee and Board of Directors.

Nutrition in intensive care in adults review of the literature and development of evidence based feeding protocols

Current studies have indicated that there are interactions between inflammatory response and burn coagulation, and severe burn patients are often accompanied by inflammation deficits.10 To this end, we evaluated the effects of early enteral nutrition on the gastrointestinal motility and intestinal mucosal barrier of patients with burn-induced invasive fungal infection.

Effects of early enteral nutrition on the gastrointestinal motility and intestinal mucosal barrier of patients with burn-induced invasive fungal infection

[51] conducted a retrospective study to determine whether supplementary enteral nutrition after an initial period of exclusive enteral nutrition might prolong remission.

Enteral nutrition in Crohn's disease: an underused therapy

ESPEN guidelines on enteral nutrition: Surgery including organ transplantation.

Enterocyte protection--a new goal in ICU nutrition

Despite the many benefits of enteral nutrition, nasogastric feeding is not without risks, especially in critically ill or injured patients.

Gastric Versus Duodenal Feeding in Patients With Neurological Disease: A Pilot Study

This is the first of several articles on enteral nutrition. Further articles will cover topics such as care of the stoma and tube, formulas and nutritional needs, positioning, oral motor difficulties and making the transition to oral eating.

Enteral nutrition, part one: when a child needs to get meals by tube

There are numerous barriers that prevent patients from receiving optimal enteral nutrition. Many of the reasons tube feeding is routinely stopped, however, are not based on well-established scientific evidence.

Are we too quick to hold tube feeds?

Nasogastric enteral nutrition is safe and well tolerated in patients with severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) and it is an alternative to others nutritional routes6.

COMPARISON OF OUTCOME BETWEEN EARLY ENTERAL FEEDING AND CONVENTIONAL DELAYED ENTERAL FEEDING IN ACUTE SEVERE PANCREATITIS

The company also provides a spectrum of adult home health care services including skilled nursing, therapy, personal care, behavioral health nursing, enteral nutrition, and medical supplies.

Epic Health Services Acquires Virginia Pediatric Therapy Provider

The study, published in the OnlineFirst version of the Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (JPEN), the research journal of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN), examined 50 patients with advanced pancreatic cancer.