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Background: The use of an electromagnetic placement device (EMPD) can allow trained clinicians to safely perform small- bowel feeding tube (SBFT) placement at the bedside. Before initiation of enteral nutrition, most facilities require a radiology...April 9th, 2018
Adequate nutrition provision is a vital aspect of any hospi- talized patient’s plan of care. Patients who receive adequate nutrition have decreased mortality and improved clinical outcomes; thus it is important to provide adequate nutrition for treatment and prevention of malnutrition.1-3 The enteral route is often preferred over parenteral when the patient has a functional gastrointestinal tract. Recommendations suggest initiation of enteral nutrition (EN) within the first 24–48 hours of admission into the intensive care unit (ICU).1-6 The placement of a small-bowel feeding tube (SBFT) for enteral access can be indicated for patients exhibiting gastroparesis and pancreatitis and those with known reflux or aspiration of gastric contents and intoler- ance to gastric feeds.3,6
