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Is Tube Feeding an Option in Patients With Liver Disease?
Author(s) -
Crippin Jeffrey S.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
nutrition in clinical practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.725
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1941-2452
pISSN - 0884-5336
DOI - 10.1177/0115426506021003296
Subject(s) - medicine , tube (container) , liver disease , coagulopathy , esophageal varices , varices , feeding tube , disease , general surgery , surgery , intensive care medicine , gastroenterology , portal hypertension , cirrhosis , mechanical engineering , engineering
Tube feeding in patients with liver disease is often approached with trepidation because of fears of bleeding with tube placement due to the presence of esophageal varices or coagulopathy. However, the amount of published data supporting these fears is limited. This manuscript examines the issues surrounding tube feedings in patients with liver disease.