In summary, POI is a predictable event with actual return of bowel function preceding clinically detectable signs of function by at least 24 h. All parts of the gastrointestinal tract are affected, but small-intestinal function returns first, probably as early as 4-8 h after surgery in many cases. The timing of restarting feeding could be earlier than current practice would suggest, and because...

Forty three infants under 1400 g were fed by a bolus nasogastric, continuous nasogastric, or transpyloric route. There were more complications with transpyloric feeding and no identifiable benefits in the growth rate, oral energy input, or chosen biochemical indices of nutrition. Bolus or continuous nasogastric feeds rather than transpyloric are better routine methods in infants of low birth we...

Forty three infants under 1400 g were fed by a bolus nasogastric, continuous nasogastric, or transpyloric route. There were more complications with transpyloric feeding and no identifiable benefits in the growth rate, oral energy input, or chosen biochemical indices of nutrition. Bolus or continuous nasogastric feeds rather than transpyloric are better routine methods in infants of low birth we...

background: prognosis of small intestine artesia, the most common agents causing intestinal obstruction in neonates, has improved in last decades. some variable such as weight change, type of feeding, post operation oral feeding starting time, and adequacy of energy and protein intake can change patients clinical outcomes. we performed a retrospective study to evaluate all neonates with small i...

Malnutrition, a common problem in cancer patients, adversely affects survival and quality of life. It results from several factors that alter nutritional intake and cause massive metabolic disturbances. Anticancer therapies may compound the malnutrition. Optimal nutrition improves therapeutic modalities and the clinical course and outcome. Oral nutrition should be used whenever possible; in pat...

BACKGROUND Previous estimates of the cost of home parenteral and enteral nutrition (HPEN) have excluded hospitalization costs or were conducted abroad and have limited applicability in the United States. Few studies have used validated measures to determine the effect of home nutrition support on quality of life. METHOD A cost and clinical outcome analysis was performed by retrospective revie...

Objective. To analyze the effect of total parenteral nutrition (TPN) and enteral nutrition (EN) in patients with acute pancreatitis. Methods. Randomized controlled trials of TPN and EN in patients with acute pancreatitis were searched in NCBI and CBM databases and The Cochrane Controlled Trials Register. Six studies were enrolled into the analysis, and the details about the trial designs, chara...

Parenteral nutrition offers the possibility of increasing or ensuring nutrient intake in patients in whom normal food intake is inadequate and enteral nutrition is not feasible, is contraindicated or is not accepted by the patient. These guidelines are intended to provide evidence-based recommendations for the use of parenteral nutrition in cancer patients. They were developed by an interdiscip...

Nasogastric/nasoenteric (NG/NE) feeding tube placements are associated with adverse events and, without proper training, can lead to devastating and significant patient harm related misplacement. Safe placement practices verification critical. There many procedures techniques for verification; this paper provides an overview update of guide practitioners in making clinical decisions. Regardless...