Nutrition Support - Enteral and Parenteral

Pathway Contributor: Colleen Golka

Credentials:
RD

Contributions:

• Does continuous administration of enteral nutrition compared with intermittent or bolus feeding result in better outcomes in critically ill adults?  

  Role: Reviewer

• Does enteral feeding into the small intestine (post-pyloric) compared to gastric feeding result in improved outcomes in critically ill adults?  

  Role: Reviewer

• What strategies are effective to optimize delivery of enteral nutrition and minimize risks in critically ill adults (e.g. feeding protocols, motility agents, positioning)?  

  Role: Reviewer

• Does early enteral nutrition (initiating feeding within 48 hours of admission to ICU) versus delayed enteral nutrition (initiated within 48 to 96 hours of admission) result in improved outcomes in critically ill adults?  

  Role: Reviewer

• Is the practice of measuring gastric residual volume (GRV) in mechanically ventilated critically ill adults who are tube fed into the stomach reliable for predicting tolerance, regurgitation and aspiration? What is considered an acceptable GRV?  

  Role: Reviewer

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