Enteral nutrition (EN) is recognized as a medical nutrition therapy for patients with a functional gastrointestinal tract who are unable to maintain their weight and health by oral intake alone either due to a highly catabolic medical condition or a functional limitation.
Erin Sisk, Rebecca Lynch
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Determining optimal outcome measures in a trial investigating no routine gastric residual volume measurement in critically ill children [PDF]
Background Choosing trial outcome measures is important. When outcomes are not clinically relevant or important to parents/patients, trial evidence is less likely to be implemented into practice.
Andrzejewska, Izabela +16 more
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Background: Enteral nutrition is nutrition used to fulfill the needs of nutrition entirely and as the supplement for malnutrition patient. In a certain condition of a patient, this nutrition is usually given in the form of liquid.
Dini Ariani +4 more
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Parenteral nutrition in the intensive care unit: cautious use improves outcome. [PDF]
Critical illness is characterised by nutritional and metabolic disorders, resulting in increased muscle catabolism, fat-free mass loss, and hyperglycaemia.
Berger, M.M. +3 more
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Exclusive enteral nutrition (EEN) is the only established dietary treatment for Crohn's disease (CD), but its acceptability is limited. There is a need for novel dietary treatments for CD.
V. Svolos +20 more
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An evaluation of enteral nutrition practices and nutritional provision in children during the entire length of stay in critical care [PDF]
<b>Background</b> Provision of optimal nutrition in children in critical care is often challenging. This study evaluated exclusive enteral nutrition (EN) provision practices and explored predictors of energy intake and delay of EN ...
A Slater +32 more
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This review aims at assessing the safety and efficacy of enteral nutrition in critically ill patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, prone positioning, and infusion of neuromuscular blockers.
H. Al-Dorzi, Y. Arabi
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Association between delivery methods for enteral nutrition and physical status among older adults
Background The physical status of patients who received enteral nutrition is still unclear. We aimed to compare the physical functional status among older adult patients who underwent percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) and those with nasogastric ...
Tetsuro Hayashi +3 more
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Hot topics in parenteral nutrition. Current evidence and ongoing trials on the use of glutamine in critically-ill patients and patients undergoing surgery [PDF]
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Alison Avenell +7 more
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Low zinc status and absorption exist in infants with jejunostomies or ileostomies which persists after intestinal repair. [PDF]
There is very little data regarding trace mineral nutrition in infants with small intestinal ostomies. Here we evaluated 14 infants with jejunal or ileal ostomies to measure their zinc absorption and retention and biochemical zinc and copper status. Zinc
Abrams, Steven A +5 more
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