Editorial: The bridle: Path to improved enteral nutrition efficiency

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 984-985

  Popovich, Marc J ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Enteral nutrition; Feeding tubes; Intensive care unit; Nasal bridle; Nasoenteric

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CALORIC INTAKE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIETARY INTAKE; EDITORIAL; ENTERIC FEEDING; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTESTINE SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; DIGESTIVE TRACT INTUBATION; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; SURGICAL TAPE;

ENTERAL NUTRITION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; SURGICAL TAPE;

EID: 77249130697     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3181cc1197     Document Type: Editorial

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