Critical Illness, Gastrointestinal Complications, and Medication Therapy during Enteral Feeding in Critically Ill Adult Patients

Critically ill patients who are subjected to high stress or with severe injury can rapidly break down their body protein and energy stores. Unless adequate nutrition is provided, malnutrition and protein wasting may occur, which can negatively affect patient outcome. Enteral nutrition (EN) is the ma...

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Main Author: Btaiche, Imad F. (author)
Other Authors: Chan, Lingtak-Neander (author), Pleva, Melissa (author), Kraft, Micheal D. (author)
Format: article
Published: 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10725/4513
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0884533609357565
http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/articles.php
http://ncp.sagepub.com/content/25/1/32.short
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