Health outcomes and quality of life indices of children receiving blenderized feeds via enteral tube

B Hron, E Fishman, M Lurie, T Clarke, Z Chin… - The Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective To determine whether clinical and patient-reported outcomes differ in children
receiving blenderized diets compared with conventional formula. Study design We …

Comparison of microbial growth between commercial formula and blenderized food for tube feeding

TW Johnson, DL Milton, K Johnson… - Nutrition in Clinical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background Many healthcare facilities and providers prohibit blenderized tube feeding
(BTF) for patients who request it due to concerns of high microbial load. The current project …

[HTML][HTML] Home blenderized tube feeding: a practical guide for clinical practice

C Weeks - Clinical and translational gastroenterology, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Although commercial enteral formulas have been available on the market for several
decades, a cultural shift toward consuming unprocessed foods with minimally added sugar …

Blenderized tube feeding: a survey of dietitians' perspectives, education, and perceived competence

C Kariya, K Bell, C Bellamy, J Lau, K Yee - Canadian Journal of …, 2019 - dcjournal.ca
Increasingly, patients and their caregivers desire blenderized tube feeding (BTF) as an
alternative or adjunct to commercial enteral formula. Although dietitians are central in the …

Blenderized tube feedings for adult patients on home enteral nutrition: a pilot study

RT Hurt, LM Epp, WM Duellman… - The Journal of …, 2019 - liebertpub.com
Objective: Despite surveys indicating a high prevalence of blenderized tube feeding (BTF)
as an alternative to commercial enteral nutrition (EN), there remains a paucity of data …

Comparison of syringe compression force between ENFit and legacy feeding tubes

MS Mundi, W Duellman, L Epp… - Journal of Parenteral …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Since initial report in 1972, misconnections continue to be an issue, especially
in hospitalized patients with multiple access devices. A new small‐bore connector standard …

Cross‐sectional evaluation of home enteral nutrition practice in the United States in the context of the new enteral connectors

LM Epp, BR Salonen, RT Hurt… - Journal of Parenteral …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose The increased prevalence of home enteral nutrition (HEN), reemergence of
blenderized tube feeding (BTF), and conversion of enteral connectors to the ISO 80369‐3 …

Impact of design changes in gastrostomy tube (G-tube) devices for patients who rely on home-based blenderized diets for enteral nutrition

S Guha, N Bouhrira, MJ Antonino… - Journal of the …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: Blenderized diets are gaining increasing popularity among enteral tube users.
Connectors in gastrostomy tubes (G-tubes) are undergoing standardization to reduce …

Effect of home enteral nutrition on diabetes and its management

N Vallumsetla, L Epp, RT Hurt… - Nutrition in Clinical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background Diabetes mellitus (DM) is estimated to affect 9% of Americans and is associated
with significant morbidity, mortality, and increased healthcare costs. Methods A retrospective …

Učinkovitost doma pripravljene pasirane hrane in enteralne formule pri zdravljenju podhranjenosti bolnikov s težko stopnjo prizadetosti osrednjega živčevja

A Orel - 2019 - repozitorij.uni-lj.si
Na podlagi Statuta Univerze v Ljubljani ter po sklepu Senata Biotehniške fakultete in sklepa
Komisije za doktorski študij Univerze v Ljubljani z dne 13.9. 2016 je bilo potrjeno, da …