Enhancing interpretation of gastric residual volume by refractometry

Nutrition in Clinical Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 455-462

  Chang, Wei Kuo ^a   McClave, Stephen A ^b   Chao, You Chen ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; DILUTION; ENTERIC FEEDING; FOOD REGURGITATION; HUMAN; REFRACTION INDEX; REFRACTOMETRY; REVIEW; STOMACH CONTENT; STOMACH EMPTYING; STOMACH PH;

EID: 4644276013     PISSN: 08845336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0115426504019005455     Document Type: Review

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