Enteral feeding definition

Enteral feeding means nourishment provided by means of a tube
Enteral feeding means nourishment THAT IS provided by means
Enteral feeding means nourishment provided by means of a tube inserted into the stomach or intestine.

Examples of Enteral feeding in a sentence

  • Nutritional supplements; services, supplies and/or nutritional sustenance products (food) related to Enteral feeding except when it's the sole means of nutrition.

  • Enteral feeding practices in very preterm infants: an international survey.

  • Enteral feeding methods for nutritional management in patients with head and neck cancers being treated with radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy.

  • The choice of the most appropriate Enteral feeding product should be based on the advice of a Dietician who will recommend the product to a doctor or non-medical prescriber for prescribing onto the inpatient treatment chart.

  • All Enteral feeding products must be administered using the same principles described for any medicinal product.

  • Enteral feeding algorithm for infants with hypoplastic left heart syndrome poststage I palliation.

  • Enteral feeding is also considered for wound care as a means to improve wound healing.

  • Enteral feeding therapy for newly diagnosed pediatric Crohn’s disease: a double-blind randomized controlled trial with two years follow-up.

  • Enteral feeding was resumed after correction of the detected alteration.

  • Enteral feeding practices in European ICUs: A survey from the European federation of critical care nursing associations (EfCCNa).


More Definitions of Enteral feeding

Enteral feeding is a means of delivering nutrition into the gastrointestinal tract through a tube, either via the nose or directly into the stomach or small intestine through a stoma in the intestinal wall. This method of feeding is only necessary/desirable when a patient’s nutritional needs cannot be met orally, for various possible reasons.

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