Nutrition Support by the Enteral Nutrition

Nutrition Support Protocols: Enhancing Delivery of Enteral Nutrition.

In critical care, malnutrition has a significant, negative impact on a patient's ability to respond to medical treatment. Enteral nutrition is known to counteract the metabolic changes associated with critical illness that increase the risk for serious complications and poor clinical outcomes. Inadequate delivery of nutrition support and underfeeding persist in intensive care units despite the ...

[Pharmacobezoar induced by enteral nutrition].

Nutritional Prescription of Enteral Nutrition: Enhanced Dose of Enteral Nutrition

2015 Recommendation: Based on 1 level 1 study, 3 level 2 studies and 2 cluster randomized controlled trials, when starting enteral nutrition in critically ill patients, strategies to optimize delivery of nutrients (starting at target rate, volume-based feeding strategies, higher threshold of gastric residual volumes, use of prokinetics, concentrated feeding solutions and small bowel feedings) s...

Early enteral nutrition versus delayed enteral nutrition in acute pancreatitis

BACKGROUND Whether early enteral nutrition (EEN) administration is more beneficial than delayed enteral nutrition (DEN) for patients with acute pancreatitis remains controversial. METHODS This meta-analysis aimed to pool all relevant articles to evaluate the effects of EEN within 48 hours versus DEN beyond 48 hours on the clinical outcomes of patients with acute pancreatitis. We searched PubM...

Wilson’s Disease: Nutrition Support

Wilson’s disease (WD) or hepato-lenticular degeneration is a rare autosomal-recessive disorder. A prevalence rate of 30 cases per million and a birth incidence rate of one per 30,000 to 40,000 are often quoted. In 40 to 50% of individuals with WD, hepatic dysfunction is the initial clinical manifestation. With the exception of liver transplantation, treatment of WD is only palliative and intend...