Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Hiroyuki Ohbe, Hiroki Matsui, Kiyohide Fushimi, Hideo Yasunaga
Summary: A comparison between large-bore sump tubes and small-bore feeding tubes in mechanically ventilated patients showed that patients in the small-bore feeding tube group had higher 28-day in-hospital mortality and prevalence of hospital-acquired pneumonia, suggesting that small-bore feeding tubes may not be associated with better clinical outcomes. Further studies are needed to understand the mechanisms behind these findings.
CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2021)
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Melissa Thoene, Ann Anderson-Berry
Summary: This article discusses the preferred method of nutrient provision for preterm infants and the benefits of early enteral feeding in enhancing nutrient delivery and promoting development. It also suggests methods to improve clinical enteral delivery and highlights the impact of early enteral feeding on preterm infant health, including enhancing micronutrient delivery, promoting intestinal and brain development, and reducing inflammation.
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Pablo Canamares-Orbis, Guillermo Garcia-Rayado, Enrique Alfaro-Almajano
Summary: This review summarizes the main pancreatic diseases from a nutritional perspective, emphasizing the importance of nutrition in the management of these diseases. Early identification of malnutrition is crucial in maintaining adequate nutritional status in patients with acute pancreatitis, chronic pancreatitis, and pancreatic cancer. Following a proper diet and receiving nutritional counseling are essential for treating pancreatic diseases. Oral nutritional supplements, fat-soluble vitamins, enteral nutrition, and parenteral nutrition may be necessary depending on the specific condition. Pancreatic enzyme therapy plays a key role in managing patients with pancreatic exocrine insufficiency. Improving the nutritional status and quality of life through nutrition can have a positive impact on patients with pancreatic diseases, including potentially improving life expectancy in pancreatic cancer patients. Therefore, nutrition should be given the importance it deserves.
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Beata Jablonska, Slawomir Mrowiec
Summary: SAP patients are at high nutritional risk, and early enteral nutrition can significantly reduce mortality and infectious complications by protecting gut barrier function. The role of parenteral nutrition is limited to cases where EN is not feasible or contraindicated.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Valeria Dipasquale, Ugo Cucinotta, Angela Alibrandi, Francesca Lagana, Vincenzo Ramistella, Claudio Romano
Summary: Tube feeding is an important treatment for children with neurological disabilities, improving their nutrition and feeding disorders. This study evaluated the outcomes of tube feeding in these children, showing improvements in weight, symptoms, and complications.
Article
Critical Care Medicine
Joanna C. Dionne, Lawrence Mbuagbaw, John W. Devlin, Matthew S. Duprey, Rodrigo Cartin-Ceba, Jennifer Tsang, Kristen Sullivan, John Muscedere, Mohammed Alshahrani, Wojciech Szczeklik, Paul Lysecki, Alyson Takaoka, Brenda Reeve, Tracy Campbell, Karolina Borowska, Wojciech Serednicki, Robert Cirone, Waleed Alhazzani, Paul Moayyedi, David Armstrong, Lehana Thabane, Roman Jaeschke, Cindy Hamielec, Tim Karachi, Deborah J. Cook
Summary: The study revealed a high incidence of diarrhea in ICU patients, with 73.8% affected. Independent predictors of diarrhea included enteral nutrition, antibiotic usage, and suppositories. Diarrhea may prompt changes in patient care.
INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Jun-Kwon Cha, Hyung-Sook Kim, Eun-Ji Kim, Eun-Sook Lee, Jae-Ho Lee, In-Ae Song
Summary: The initial nutritional delivery policy and route of nutrition delivery may have an impact on the clinical outcomes of patients with sepsis. Higher protein intake during the first week of sepsis onset is associated with lower in-hospital mortality, while higher energy intake is associated with lower 30-day mortality. Additionally, in patients with a high modified nutrition risk in the critically ill score, enteral feeding with supplemental parenteral nutrition is superior to other routes of nutrition delivery and is associated with lower mortality.
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Guang Yang, Aijing Deng, Bojun Zheng, Jian Li, Yi Yu, Honglian Ouyang, Xin Huang, Hong Chen
Summary: This study aims to observe the effects of different feeding methods on critically ill patients, including parameters such as energy target and gastrointestinal motility, in order to improve quality of life and reduce case fatality rate.
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Alsiddig Elmahdi, Mohamed Eisa, Endashaw Omer
Summary: Enteral feeding is crucial for hospitalized patients, especially in intensive care units, as it provides necessary nutrients and maintains gut integrity. However, it is also associated with complications, including aspiration pneumonia. The incidence of aspiration pneumonia is similar between gastric and postpyloric feeding, therefore gastric feeding is suggested as the initial strategy unless there are specific indications for postpyloric access.
NUTRITION IN CLINICAL PRACTICE
(2023)
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Antonio Jesus Martinez-Ortega, Ana Pinar-Gutierrez, Pilar Serrano-Aguayo, Irene Gonzalez-Navarro, Pablo Jesus Remon-Ruiz, Jose Luis Pereira-Cunill, Pedro Pablo Garcia-Luna
Summary: Reducing postoperative complications and promoting early recovery have always been important goals in surgical practice. Malnutrition plays a major role in hindering postoperative recovery. Perioperative nutritional support, including preoperative and postoperative interventions, has been shown to significantly improve surgical outcomes.
Review
Pediatrics
Elizabeth Elliott, Michael Shoykhet, Michael J. Bell, Kitman Wai
Summary: Research is ongoing regarding nutritional practices in pediatric intensive care units (PICU), particularly for children with severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI). Data suggest that contemporary neurocritical care practices may mitigate the expected hypermetabolic state after sTBI, and early enteral nutrition may be associated with lower morbidity and mortality.
FRONTIERS IN PEDIATRICS
(2022)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Dimitrios Karayiannis, Sotirios Kakavas, Aikaterini Sarri, Vassiliki Giannopoulou, Christina Liakopoulou, Edison Jahaj, Aggeliki Kanavou, Thodoris Pitsolis, Sotirios Malachias, George Adamos, Athina Mantelou, Avra Almperti, Konstantina Morogianni, Olga Kampouropoulou, Anastasia Kotanidou, Zafeiria Mastora
Summary: This study describes the feeding practices of intubated COVID-19 patients during their second week of hospitalization and finds that enteral feeding may be associated with a shorter duration of hospitalization and mechanical ventilation support.
Review
Pediatrics
Charles B. Chen
Summary: This article reviews the current practices in the management of feeding disorders, oropharyngeal dysphagia, and nutritional support in patients with aerodigestive disorders. It highlights the commonly encountered problems such as oral aversion, aspiration, and feeding-tube dependence, as well as the developments in feeding options for patients. Multidisciplinary teams are essential in addressing the complex medical needs of these patients.
CURRENT OPINION IN PEDIATRICS
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Felix Liebau, Emilie Kiraly, Daniel Olsson, Jan Wernerman, Olav Rooyackers
Summary: The study found that there is a large intra-and inter individual variation in amino acid uptake during continuous enteral feeding. However, a tentative steady state of C-13-phenylalanine uptake is eventually reached.
CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2021)
Article
Critical Care Medicine
Lee-Anne S. Chapple, Imre W. K. Kouw, Matthew J. Summers, Luke M. Weinel, Samuel Gluck, Eamon Raith, Peter Slobodian, Stijn Soenen, Adam M. Deane, Luc J. C. van Loon, Marianne J. Chapman
Summary: The ability of critically ill patients to synthesize muscle protein from ingested protein is significantly reduced, despite relatively normal protein digestion and amino acid absorption.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
(2022)