Validation the use of refractometer and mathematic equations to measure dietary formula contents for clinical application

Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 760-767

  Chang, W K ^a   Chao, Y C ^a   Mcclave, S A ^b   Yeh, M K ^c  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^c TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Enteral nutrition; Nutrition; Refractometer; Tube feeding

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ELEMENTAL DIET; ENTERIC FEEDING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; NUTRIENT CONTENT; REFRACTOMETER; REFRACTOMETRY; RESIDUAL VOLUME; STOMACH EMPTYING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ENTERAL NUTRITION; FOOD, FORMULATED; GASTRIC EMPTYING; GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS; HUMANS; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REFRACTOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 26044432510     PISSN: 02615614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2005.02.011     Document Type: Article

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