Complications of Enteral Nutrition in Hospitalized Patients with Artificial Airways

Faye Medley, Joyce Stechimiller and Audrey Field
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Faye Medley: University of Florida
Joyce Stechimiller: University of Florida
Audrey Field: University of Florida

Clinical Nursing Research, 1993, vol. 2, issue 2, 212-223

Abstract: This study investigated complications of enteral feeding in hospitalized patients with artificial airways. A prospective chart review, using a descriptive design. was used in this study of 51 inpatients in a large southeastern teaching hospital. A low (5.9%) incidence of pulmonary aspiration was found Diarrhea was also found to be an infrequent complication (2%). The most common complication in this sample was interruption in continuous tube feedings: 24 patients (47%) experienced such interruptions, resulting in potential underfeeding. Further investigation of the adequacy of nutrition of hospitalized tube-fed patients with artificial airways is necessary to determine clinical significance.

Date: 1993
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DOI: 10.1177/105477389300200209

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