Feeding the critically ill obese patient: a systematic review protocol. [Review]

Secombe P; Harley S; Chapman M; Aromataris E.
JBI Database Of Systematic Reviews And Implementation Reports

The objective of this review is to identify effective enteral nutritional regimens targeting optimal protein and calorie delivery for the critically ill obese patient on morbidity and mortality.

Glycerin Suppositories Use in Very Low Birth Weight Infants.

Patel S; Dereddy N; Talati AJ; Gaston K; Dhanireddy R.
American Journal of Perinatology

The objective was to study the characteristics of very low birth weight infants receiving glycerin suppositories and evaluate their use to clinical outcomes.

Clinical Outcomes of Inadequate Calorie Delivery and Protein Deficit in Surgical Intensive Care Patients.

Yeh DD; Peev MP; Quraishi SA; Osler P; Chang Y; Rando EG; Albano C; Darak S; Velmahos GC.
American Journal of Critical Care

Evaluation of the association between cumulative macronutrient deficit and overall morbidity in surgical intensive care unit patients.

Effects of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy on survival of patients in a persistent vegetative state after stroke

Wu K; Chen Y; Yan C; Huang Z; Wang D; Gui P; Bao J.
Journal of Clinical Nursing

A study to evaluate percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in the long-term benefit of stroke patients in a persistent vegetative state.

Enterally delivered dipeptides improve small intestinal inflammatory status in a piglet model of intestinal resection.

Nosworthy MG; Dodge ME; Bertolo RF; Brunton JA.
Clinical Nutrition

This study, performed on in neonatal piglets, to determine the impact of enterally delivered dipeptide-containing diets on indices of intestinal adaptation after intestinal resection, used to simulate gut stress.

Feasibility and results of pull-percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy for enteral nutrition in adults with severe cerebral palsy

Davout A; Rech C; Hanachi M; Barthod F; Melchior JC; Crenn P.
Clinical Nutrition

A study of the feasibility, safety, adverse events and outcomes on older patients with cerebral palsy receiving percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement.

Low fat-containing elemental formula is effective for postoperative recovery and potentially useful for preventing chyle leak during postoperative early enteral nutrition after esophagectomy.

Moro K; Koyama Y; Kosugi SI; Ishikawa T; Ichikawa H; Hanyu T; Miura K; Nagahashi M; Nakajima M; Tatsuda K; Tsuchida J; Toshikawa C; Ikarashi M; Shimada Y; Sakata J; Kobayashi T; Kameyama H; Wakai T.
Clinical Nutrition

Study of the effect of enteral feeding of low-fat elemental formula after esophagectomy with three-field lymphadenectomy on postoperative recovery and prevention of chyle leak.

Survival in older adults with dementia and eating problems: To PEG or not to PEG?.

Ticinesi A; Nouvenne A; Lauretani F; Prati B; Cerundolo N; Maggio M; Meschi T.
Clinical Nutrition

A prospective study of older individuals with dementia and eating problems fed with through percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy to assess the risk of mortality.

Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation for Treatment-Refractory Chronic Dysphagia in Tube-Fed Patients: A Prospective Case Series

Scarponi L; Mozzanica F; De Cristofaro V; Ginocchio D; Pizzorni N; Bottero A; Schindler A.
Folia Phoniatrica et Logopedica

A study of tube-fed patients with severe and chronic dysphagia who did not respond to traditional swallowing therapy and the effect of neuromuscular electrical stimulation treatment.

Hydrolysed protein enteral nutrition is not superior to polymeric whole protein feeding with regard to gastrointestinal feeding tolerance and feeding adequacy

van Zanten ARH; Elke G.
Critical Care (London, England)

A commentary on the SPIRIT trial which compared the effects of hydrolyzed protein enteral nutrition and isocaloric control polymeric whole protein feed on gastrointestinal feeding tolerance, including diarrhea and feeding adequacy.