Mechanisms underlying feed intolerance in the critically ill: Implications for treatment

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 13, Issue 29, 2007, Pages 3909-3917

  Deane, Adam ^a   Chapman, Marianne J ^a   Fraser, Robert J ^b   Bryant, Laura K ^c   Burgstad, Carly ^a   Nguyen, Nam Q ^a  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c REPATRIATION GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Critical illness; Enteral nutrition; Erythromycin; Gastric emptying; Gastric motility; Gastrointestinal hormones; Metoclopramide; Prokinetic therapy

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALVIMOPAN; AMIODARONE; ANALGESIC AGENT; CATECHOLAMINE; CHOLECYSTOKININ RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DOPAMINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; FENTANYL; GHRELIN; HALOPERIDOL; HYPERTENSIVE AGENT; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; OPIATE; OPIATE ANTAGONIST; PLACEBO; PROKINETIC AGENT; PROPOFOL; SEDATIVE AGENT; SEROTONIN 4 AGONIST; TEGASEROD;

CARDIOTOXICITY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EDITORIAL; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; ENTERIC FEEDING; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY DISORDER; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE; IRRITABLE COLON; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALNUTRITION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NOSE FEEDING; NUTRITIONAL INTOLERANCE; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SIDE EFFECT; STOMACH EMPTYING; STOMACH INTUBATION; STOMACH PARESIS; TACHYPHYLAXIS; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; TREATMENT INDICATION; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

EID: 34547998372     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i29.3909     Document Type: Editorial

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