Data show that enteral nutrition is better than parenteral nutrition with regard to the morbidity of critcally ill patients, especially for infectious complications. These findings suggest that ...

Background The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to compare the complication rates of enteral nutrition (EN) (oral or tube feeding (TF)) and parenteral nutrition (PN) in patients with ...

Balancing the risks of enteral feeding with those of parenteral nutrition is not easy. In contrast with the sophistication of clinical cardiorespiratory monitoring, the day to day assessment of ...

Two papers reported patients on both enteral and parenteral nutrition. No papers documented or recommended types of feed. Conclusion There is a paucity of information regarding feeding routes and feed ...

There is overwhelming evidence that the maintenance of enteral feeding is beneficial in patients in whom oral access has been diminished or lost. Short-term enteral access is usually achieved via naso ...

1 It cannot be overemphasized that enteral feeding is the preferred route of nutrition for critically ill patients with a functional GI tract. When compared with parenteral nutrition administration, ...

Objective To evaluate enteral feeding practices in neonatal units in different countries and on different continents. Design A web-based survey of 127 tertiary neonatal intensive care units in ...

Patients with parenteral nutrition more often had an increase in oedema (40.74% vs 20.00%). Nine (47.36%) of 19 parenteral-fed patients felt restricted by the parenteral nutrition, especially due to ...

Purpose: An overview of enteral feeding tubes, drug administration techniques, considerations for dosage form selection, common drug interactions with enteral formulas, and methods to minimize ...

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