Enteral Nutrition Support in Surgical Intensive Care Patients

1996 ◽  
pp. 331-338
Author(s):  
F. B. Cerra
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Enteral Nutrition ◽  
Nutrition Support ◽  
Surgical Intensive Care ◽  
Intensive Care Patients ◽  
Enteral Nutrition Support

scholarly journals Comparison Of Different Gastric Residual Volumes In Intensive Care Patients Whom Applied Enteral Nutrition Support

2019 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
pp. 0-0
Author(s):  
Esra Tekin ◽  
Mert Akan ◽  
Uğur Koca ◽  
Sevda Özkardeşler ◽  
Esma Adıyaman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Enteral Nutrition ◽  
Nutrition Support ◽  
Intensive Care Patients ◽  
Enteral Nutrition Support

scholarly journals Comparison of Different Gastric Residual Volumes in Intensive Care Patients Whom Applied Enteral Nutrition Support

2019 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
pp. 0-0
Author(s):  
Esra Tekin ◽  
Mert Akan ◽  
Uğur Koca ◽  
Sevda Özkardeşler ◽  
Esma Adıyaman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Enteral Nutrition ◽  
Nutrition Support ◽  
Intensive Care Patients ◽  
Enteral Nutrition Support

scholarly journals Comparison of Different Gastric Residual Volumes in Intensive Care Patients Receiving Enteral Nutrition Support

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esra Tekin ◽  
Mert Akan ◽  
Uğur Koca ◽  
Esma Adıyaman ◽  
Ali Necati Gökmen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Enteral Nutrition ◽  
Nutrition Support ◽  
Intensive Care Patients ◽  
Enteral Nutrition Support

Use of a Nutrition Support Protocol to Increase Enteral Nutrition Delivery in Critically Ill Patients

2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 396-403 ◽  
Author(s):  
Friederike Compton ◽  
Christian Bojarski ◽  
Britta Siegmund ◽  
Markus van der Giet
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Mechanical Ventilation ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Enteral Nutrition ◽  
Invasive Mechanical Ventilation ◽  
Nutrition Support ◽  
Early Enteral Nutrition ◽  
Feeding Tubes ◽  
Enteral Nutrition Support ◽  
The Impact

BackgroundEarly enteral nutrition is recommended for patients in intensive care units, but nutrition provision is often hindered by a variety of unit-specific problems.ObjectivesTo evaluate the impact of a nutrition support protocol on nutrition prescription and delivery in the intensive care unit.MethodsNutrition-related data from 73 patients receiving mechanical ventilation who were treated in an adult medical intensive care unit before introduction of an enteral nutrition support protocol were retrospectively compared with data for 87 patients admitted after implementation of the protocol.ResultsAfter implementation of the protocol, enteral nutrition was started significantly earlier (P = .007) and enteral feeding goals were reached significantly faster (6 vs 10 days, P < .001) than before. Prescription of enteral nutrition on the first day of invasive mechanical ventilation increased from 38% before to 54% after (P = .03) implementation of the protocol. Prescribed and delivered nutrition doses on the first 2 days of mechanical ventilation also increased significantly (P < .001) after the protocol was implemented. Nasojejunal feeding tubes were used in 52% of patients before and 56% of patients after protocol implementation P = .63). Jejunal tubes were placed earlier after the protocol was implemented than before (median 5 vs 6.5 days), and when a jejunal tube was in place, feeding goals were reached faster (median 2 vs 3 days, P = .002).ConclusionImplementing an enteral nutrition support protocol shortened the time to reach feeding goals. Jejunal feeding tubes were necessary in more than half of the patients, and with a jejunal feeding tube in place, feeding goals were reached rapidly.

scholarly journals Nutrition Support Protocols: Enhancing Delivery of Enteral Nutrition

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. e15-e23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colleen O’Leary-Kelley ◽  
Karen Bawel-Brinkley
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Enteral Nutrition ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Nutrition Support ◽  
Intensive Care Patients ◽  
Improved Outcomes ◽  
Significant Negative Impact

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 availability of guidelines and current research for best practice. Recent studies have shown that nutrition support protocols are effective in promoting nutritional goals in a wide variety of intensive care patients. It is essential to find approaches that enhance early delivery of enteral nutrition that meets requirements and supports improved outcomes. Nurses are in a unique position to take an active role in promoting the best nutritional outcomes for their patients by using and evaluating nutrition support protocols.

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