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Enteral feeding in critical care, gastrointestinal diseases, and cancer
1Division of Gastroenterology, Medical College of Virginia Campus of Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America
|July 9, 1998
Abstract:
This article discusses the many advantages and changes that have occurred in the nutritional management of critically-ill patients, patients with gastrointestinal diseases, and patients with selected cancers. Mechanical obstruction is the only absolute contraindication to enteral nutrition. This article reviews the present aggressive approach to the use of enteral nutrition.