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Enteral tube feeding in adults.
Enteral tube feeding is usually a relatively straightforward method of nutritional support, and should be facilitated by a multiprofessional team. For short-term use (<4 weeks) a fine bore feeding nasogastric tube is indicated but if longer term feeding is required then a gastrostomy is appropriate, usually inserted endoscopically (a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube). The most common se...
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Enteral feeding has become an invaluable treatment in both the hospital and home setting. However, it is not without complications, the commonest of which is diarrhoea. This occurs in up to 25% of patients on general wards and 63% of patients on intensive care units. 5 Diarrhoea not only limits the eYcacy of enteral feeding, but also adds to potential complications, distresses both patients and...
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The aim of this review is to provide a global perspective of Home Enteral Tube Feeding (HETF) and to outline some of the challenges of home enteral nutrition (HEN) provisions. It is well established that the number of patients on HETF is on the increase worldwide due to advances in technology, development of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy techniques, and the shift in care provisions from a...
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BACKGROUND The use of enteral tube feeding for patients with advanced dementia who have poor nutritional intake is common. In one US survey 34% of 186,835 nursing home residents with advanced cognitive impairment were tube fed. Potential benefits or harms of this practice are unclear. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the outcome of enteral tube nutrition for older people with advanced dementia who deve...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Medicine
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1470-2118,1473-4893
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.10-6-616