SMJ articles in the category "enteral feeding"

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Nasogastric Tube Feedings and Gastric Residual Volume: A Regional Survey

Objectives: To maintain adequate nutrition for patients who are in need, enteral feeding via nasogastric tube (NGT) is necessary. Although the literature suggests the safety of continued NGT feeding at a gastric residual volume of <400 mL, inconsistencies in withholding tube feeding based on residual volume have been observed in…

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Enteral Nutrition by a Forward Surgical Team in Afghanistan

Objectives: The modern practice of trauma surgery is a global physiologic approach to caring for the injured patient. Included in that approach is consideration of the traumatized patient’s nutritional needs and implementing early enteral feeding. This is routine practice in the United States but logistically impractical when using commercial enteral…

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