Comparison of Feeding Efficiency and Hospital Mortality between Small Bowel and Nasogastric Tube Feeding in Critically Ill Patients at High Nutritional Risk

Comparison of Feeding Efficiency and Hospital Mortality between Small Bowel and Nasogastric Tube Feeding in Critically Ill Patients at High Nutritional Risk

Nasogastric tube enteral nutrition (NGEN) should be initiated within 48 h for patients at high nutritional risk. However, whether small bowel enteral nutrition (SBEN) should be routinely used instead of NGEN to improve hospital mortality remains unclear. We retrospectively analyzed 113 critically il...

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Main Authors: Wei-Ning Wang, Chen-Yu Wang, Chiann-Yi Hsu, Pin-Kuei Fu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
critically ill patients
feeding efficiency
high nutritional risk
hospital mortality
small bowel enteral nutrition
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/12/7/2009

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