Routes for early enteral nutrition after esophagectomy. A systematic review

Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-6

  Weijs, Teus J ^a,b   Berkelmans, Gijs HK ^a   Nieuwenhuijzen, Grard AP ^a   Ruurda, Jelle P ^b   Hillegersberg, Richard v ^b   Soeters, Peter B ^c   Luyer, Misha DP ^a  

^a CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Delayed oral intake; Early oral intake; Esophagectomy; Jejunostomy; Nasojejunal tube; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTIFICIAL FEEDING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; EARLY INTERVENTION; ENTERIC FEEDING; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEEDING APPARATUS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JEJUNOSTOMY TUBE FEEDING; LAPAROTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; MORTALITY; NOSE FEEDING; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PNEUMONIA; REPEAT PROCEDURE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ADVERSE EFFECTS; DIGESTIVE TRACT INTUBATION; JEJUNOSTOMY; JEJUNUM; MEDLINE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANASTOMOTIC LEAK; ENTERAL NUTRITION; ESOPHAGECTOMY; HUMANS; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; JEJUNOSTOMY; JEJUNUM; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDLINE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84921439697     PISSN: 02615614     EISSN: 15321983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2014.07.011     Document Type: Review

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