Enteral nutrition is nutrition delivered using the gut. This can refer to oral, gastric, or postpyloric feeds. There are many indications requiring a feeding tube to deliver nutrition or hydration. This is known as tube feeding, enteral feeding, or gavage. Advantages of enteral nutrition over parenteral nutrition include safety, effectiveness, decreased risk of infection, decreased cost, prevention of gut atrophy, and preservation of the gut’s barrier function. Enteral tube feeding is indicated in patients who cannot maintain adequate oral intake of food or nutrition to meet their metabolic demands. This activity reviews the indications, contraindications, and methodology of enteral feedings and highlights the interprofessional team’s role in caring for patients requiring enteral nutrition.
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- Start Date: 2023-09-01 05:00:00
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