Randomized comparison of nasojejunal and nasogastric feeding in critically ill patients

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 586-590

  Davies, Andrew R ^a,b   Froomes, Paul R A ^a   French, Craig J ^a   Bellomo, Rinaldo ^a   Gutteridge, Geoffrey A ^a   Nyulasi, Ibolya ^a   Walker, Robyn ^a   Sewell, Richard B ^a  

^a AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^b ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Critical illness; Enteral nutrition; Feeding methods; Gastrointestinal intubation; Gastroparesis; Jejunostomy; Nutrition; Nutritional support; Parenteral nutrition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DIGESTIVE TRACT INTUBATION; ENTERIC FEEDING; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NOSE FEEDING; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH PARESIS; STOMACH VOLUME;

EID: 0036191399     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003246-200203000-00016     Document Type: Article

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