Enteral feeding practices and guideline adherence for very low birth weight infants in Chinese NICUs: a multicentre cross-sectional survey [PDF]
Frontiers in NutritionObjectivesThis study aimed to investigate the current status of enteral feeding for VLBW infants in NICUs, and to assess compliance with guidelines and evidence.MethodsOnline survey on enteral feeding practices for VLBW infants was conducted from August ...
Yu Wu +12 more
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Enteral feeding tube use among pediatric patients and nurses’ knowledge in China: a 52-hospital point-prevalence and cross-sectional survey study [PDF]
Frontiers in NutritionBackgroundEnteral feeding tubes are widely used in pediatric patients, but tube-related complications remain a safety concern. Understanding current practice and nurses’ knowledge is essential for improving the safety of enteral feeding tube placement ...
Zhuowen Yu +13 more
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Turkish neonatal nurses’ knowledge regarding the enteral feeding in preterm infants: a descriptive, cross-sectional study [PDF]
BMC NursingBackground Neonatal nurses play a key role in the safe and effective enteral feeding of preterm infants, but their knowledge and practices in this specific area remain largely unexamined.
Duygu Gözen +3 more
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Incident hyponatremia among skilled nursing facility residents: association with enteral feeding tube use and chronic comorbidities [PDF]
BMC NephrologyBackground Hyponatremia has long been recognized as a common electrolyte abnormality among skilled nursing facility (SNF) residents. In the literature, hyponatremia is associated with increases in falls, cognitive impairment, hospitalization, and ...
Daniel Mead +3 more
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Effect of Slow Versus Rapid Advancement of Enteral Feeding on Intestinal Oxygenation in Preterm Infants [PDF]
ChildrenBackground/Objectives: The optimal rate of enteral feeding advancement in preterm infants remains uncertain despite decades of clinical research. This uncertainty arises from concerns that rapid feeding progression may increase the risk of feeding ...
Hulya Ozdemir +6 more
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Assessment of Nursing Performance toward Enteral Feeding at Pediatric Critical Care Units [PDF]
Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 2021 Background: This study aimed to assess Nursing Performance toward Enteral Feeding at Pediatric Critical Care Units. Subjects and methods: A descriptive study was conducted at pediatric critically care units (Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU ...
Hyam Refaat Tantawi +2 more
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Medical devices used in enteral nutrition [PDF]
Farmacja Polska, 2021 Medical nutrition therapy refers to the delivery of energy and nitrogen substrates in amounts that meet the current needs of patients who are not able to consume or absorb enough nutrients to sustain adequate nutrition and hydration. Enteral tube feeding
Marta Szumilak +2 more
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Early Enteral Feeding of Neonates with Congenital Heart Disease Undergoing Congenital Heart Surgery
Forbes Tıp Dergisi, 2023 Objective: Appropriate nutritional support has positive effects on both the growth and morbidity of patients who have undergone surgery due to congenital heart disease during their neonatal period. The aims of this study were to determine enteral feeding
Esin OKMAN +4 more
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Portuguese Journal of Pediatrics, 2023 Recent evidence-based data motivated this update of the Portuguese Neonatal Society guidelines for the enteral nutrition of infants born preterm. The purpose of this document is to support the clinical practice and was mainly oriented by the updated ...
Luís Pereira-da-Silva +9 more
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Revista Brasileira de Farmácia Hospitalar e Serviços de Saúde, 2021 Objective: To identify the most prescribed drugs by enteral feeding tube in a public hospital and to a guideline for safe medication preparation and administration via enteral feeding tubes.
Danyara BATISTA +1 more
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