Artificial nutrition is an inherent part of management in acute pancreatitis. However, there is no consensus regarding the optimal time of the commencement of feeding in these patients. Our aim was to compare the effect of enteral v. parenteral nutrition with regard to the time points when they were administered in the randomised controlled trials. The search was undertaken in the Cochrane Cent...

OBJECTIVE To compare the safety and clinical outcomes of enteral and parenteral nutrition in patients with acute pancreatitis. DATA SOURCES Medline, Embase, Cochrane controlled trials register, and citation review of relevant primary and review articles. STUDY SELECTION Randomised controlled studies that compared enteral nutrition with parenteral nutrition in patients with acute pancreatiti...

Gastrointestinal surgery and critical illness place tremendous stress on the body, resulting in a series of metabolic changes that may lead to severe malnutrition, which in turn can increase postsurgical complications and morbidity and mortality and prolong the hospital length of stay. In these patients, parenteral nutrition is the most widely used form of nutritional support, but administratio...

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BACKGROUND Although several large-scale clinical trials shave examined the relationship between early parenteral nutrition (ePN) and critically ill patients, a consensus has not been reached. In addition, no meta-analysis in this area has yet been published. The objective of this meta-analysis was to examine the effect of ePN, alone or accompanying enteral nutrition, in critically ill patients....

Although parenteral nutrition has been used widely in the management of sick very low birth weight (VLBW) infants, a smooth transition to the enteral route is most desirable. Animal studies have shown that long periods of starvation are associated with mucosal atrophy and reduction of enzymatic activity. Studies have shown that giving small volumes of feeds frequently exerts a trophic effect on...

The ASGE Technology Committee provides reviews of existing, new, or emerging endoscopic technologies that have an impact on the practice of GI endoscopy. Evidence-based methodology is used, performing a MEDLINE literature search to identify pertinent clinical studies on the topic and a MAUDE (U.S. Food and Drug Administration Center for Devices and Radiological Health) database search to identi...

OBJECTIVE To compare the efficacy and cost of enteral and parenteral feeding after total gastrectomy. DESIGN Prospective randomised open study. SETTING University hospital, Finland. SUBJECTS 29 patients undergoing curative total gastrectomy for gastric cancer. INTERVENTIONS 13 patients were given early enteral feeding by nasojejunal tube and 16 patients parenteral nutrition by central v...

Enteral feeding is a long established practice across pediatric and adult populations, to enhance nutritional intake and prevent malnutrition. Despite recognition of the importance of nutrition within the modern health agenda, evaluation of the efficacy of how such feeds are delivered is more limited. The accuracy, safety, and consistency with which enteral feed pump systems dispense nutritiona...

OBJECTIVE To compare the safety and clinical outcomes of enteral and parenteral nutrition in patients with acute pancreatitis. DATA SOURCES Medline, Embase, Cochrane controlled trials register, and citation review of relevant primary and review articles. STUDY SELECTION Randomized controlled studies that compared enteral nutrition with parenteral nutrition in patients with acute pancreatiti...