Background Adults and children who are enterally tube‐fed can experience adverse
gastrointestinal symptoms (GIS). Observational data suggests that blended diets (BD) could …

There is emerging evidence in the pediatric population that blenderized tube feeding (BTF)
may improve gastrointestinal intolerance; however, not much is known about the impact of …

Objectives: This joint position paper of the Committees of Allied Health Professionals
(CAHP) and Nutrition (CON) of the European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology …

In this study, two different kinds of commercial enteral formulas were selected to evaluate the
changes of vitamin A, E, C and thiamine during the different storage conditions of different …

Background Since the introduction of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in the 1980s,
the prevalence of home enteral nutrition (HEN) support has increased significantly. Despite …

In this paper, changes in the sensory and physiochemical characteristics of enteral feeding
formula stored at 4, 25, 30 and 40° C for 6 months storage were studied. As the temperature …

Background Patients with headand neck cancer (HNC) are at high risk for malnutrition
before and during chemoradiation treatment. Many will also require tube feeding to address …

Context The safety of enteral formulas is important to restore and maintain the health of
patients. Objective A systematic review of the literature was conducted to assess the …

In recent decades, great progress in the area of enteral nutrition has provided a large variety
and commercial availability of enteral formulas, usually produced by the nutrition divisions of …

Nearly half a million individuals in the United States are dependent on enteral nutrition to
meet their nutrition needs. Public interest in blenderized tube feeding (BTF) has increased …