Background Our objective was to evaluate the impact of gastric versus post-pyloric feeding
on the incidence of pneumonia, caloric intake, intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay (LOS) …

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maintenance of health, the management of chronic conditions, and the treatment of serious …

OBJECTIVE--To compare percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy and nasogastric tube
feeding in patients with persisting neurological dysphagia. DESIGN--Randomised 28 day …

Objective: To compare percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy and nasogastric tube feeding
after acute dysphagic stroke. Design: Randomised prospective study of inpatients with acute …

Steroids are recommended in severe alcohol-induced hepatitis, but some data suggest that
artificial nutrition could also be effective. We conducted a randomized trial comparing the …

Postpylorus delivery of enteral feeding is perceived by many experts to be safer than
intragastric delivery. To test this assumption, patients with similar Glasgow Coma Scores …

Enteral delivery of nutrients is important for optimal treatment of critically ill patients. It
maintains gut digestive and barrier functions, decreases gut bacterial translocation …

The nutritional needs of the gastrointestinal mucosa per se has until today been
largelyneglected. It is a rather novel finding, that the lower part of the digestive tract is most …

Routine transpyloric placement of feeding tubes reduces aspiration in intensive care unit
patients. Spontaneous passage eliminates the need for radiologic or endoscopic …

Gastric feeding with erythromycin is equivalent to transpylo... : Critical Care Medicine Gastric
feeding with erythromycin is equivalent to transpyloric feeding in the critically ill : Critical Care …