Gastric dysmotility in critically ill children: Pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 828-836

  Martinez, Enid E ^a,b   Douglas, Katherine ^c   Nurko, Samuel ^a,b   Mehta, Nilesh M ^a,b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c PROVIDENCE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Critical care; Dysmotility; Gastric emptying; Nutrition; Pediatric intensive care unit

Indexed keywords

GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL;

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; ENTERIC FEEDING; GASTRIC DYSMOTILITY; GASTRITIS; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STOMACH EMPTYING; STOMACH MOTILITY; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CHILD; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DRUG EFFECTS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INFLAMMATION; PHYSIOLOGY; STOMACH; STOMACH DISEASES;

BLOOD GLUCOSE; CHILD; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; GASTRIC EMPTYING; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INFLAMMATION; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; STOMACH; STOMACH DISEASES;

EID: 84946718696     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: 19473893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000000493     Document Type: Review

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