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Home Tube Feeding for Long‐term Nutritional Support
Author(s) -
Newmark Stephen R.,
Simpson M. Susan,
Beskitt M. Patricia,
Black Julianne,
Sublett Diane
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.935
H-Index - 98
eISSN - 1941-2444
pISSN - 0148-6071
DOI - 10.1177/014860718100500176
Subject(s) - medicine , malnutrition , calorie , parenteral nutrition , enteral administration , intubation , feeding tube , outpatient clinic , body weight , protein calorie malnutrition , surgery , pediatrics , protein–energy malnutrition
Twenty‐three adult patients with protein‐calorie malnutrition were referred for outpatient tube feeding. Initial nutritional support with hypercaloric supplemented diets did not prevent further catabolism and weight loss, as the mean protein intake was 35.2 g/24 hr and the mean calorie intake was 844 cal/24 hr. Outpatient tube feeding was then initiated to deliver a mean of 78.5 g protein/24 hr and 2248 cal/24 hr. Patients on tube feeding demonstrated an increase of serum albumin and total body weight compared to diet therapy alone. The patient and family members were instructed in the technique of outpatient enteral feeding, which included instructions in feeding tube intubation, formula aspiration, and monitoring methods to prevent gastric aspiration and pooling. No major complications were observed. Home tube feeding was concluded to be a safe, efficient, and relatively inexpensive method of hyperalimentation for selected patients.