Efficacy of agents to prevent and treat enteral feeding tube clogs;Efficacité des agents pour prévenir et éliminer les obstructions dans les tubes d'alimentation entérale

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 676-680

  Dandeles, Lauren M ^a   Lodolce, Amy E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Enteral feeding tube; Occlusion; Pancreatic enzyme

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; BROMELAIN; CHYMOTRYPSIN; KREON; PANCREATIN; PANCREAZE; PANCRELIPASE; PAPAIN; PROTEINASE; SODIUM CARBONATE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; CRANBERRY JUICE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ENTERAL FEEDING TUBE CLOGGING; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEEDING APPARATUS; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MEDICAL APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; OCCLUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ENTERAL NUTRITION; HUMANS; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; PANCRELIPASE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; THERAPEUTIC IRRIGATION; WATER;

EID: 79957590721     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1P487     Document Type: Article

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