What is the best way to feed patients with pancreatitis?

Current Opinion in Critical Care

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 131-138

  Marik, Paul E ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Enteral nutrition; Gastric feeding; Jejunal feeding; Nutrition support; Omega 3 fatty acids; Pancreatitis; Parenteral nutrition

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ARGININE; ASCORBIC ACID; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; GLUTAMINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PLACEBO; PREBIOTIC AGENT; PROBIOTIC AGENT; SELENIUM;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE PANCREATITIS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CLINICAL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENTERIC FEEDING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEEDING APPARATUS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; LENGTH OF STAY; LOW FAT DIET; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; NOSE FEEDING; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; TUBE FEEDING;

ENTERAL NUTRITION; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; HUMANS; PANCREATITIS; PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

EID: 67749147283     PISSN: 10705295     EISSN: 15317072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCC.0b013e328319910a     Document Type: Review

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