Tag: feeding
Standardized Perioperative Feeding Protocol Improves Outcomes
An aggressive, but safe, perioperative feeding protocol implemented in a homogenous low-risk neonatal cardiac surgical population improves feeding outcomes, including increased weight gain, as well as decreased postoperative... read more
Ultrasound Assessment of Gastric Volume in Critically Ill Patients
Ultrasonographic measurement of antral CSA is feasible and reliable in the majority of critically ill patients. This technique could be useful to manage critically ill patients at risk of aspiration or with enteral feeding. Antral... read more
Feeding Tubes Require Initial and Ongoing Verification to Minimize Complications
Bedside insertion of a feeding tube may be a common procedure, but poor placement is associated with complications ranging from aspiration to infection, injury and even death.... read more
