Enteral feeding definition

Enteral feeding means nourishment that is provided by means
Enteral feeding means nourishment provided by means of a tube
Enteral feeding means nourishment provided by means of a tube inserted into the stomach or intestine.

Examples of Enteral feeding in a sentence

  • Nutritional supplements; services, supplies and/or nutritional sustenance products (food) related to Enteral feeding except when it's the sole means of nutrition.

  • Enteral feeding methods for nutritional management in patients with head and neck cancers being treated with radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy.

  • Enteral feeding practices in very preterm infants: an international survey.

  • Enteral feeding is also considered for wound care as a means to improve wound healing.

  • Enteral feeding is not required immediately after administration of the crushed 2.5 mg tablets.

  • Enteral feeding is the preferred route of feeding for ICU patients if PO diet is not possible or insufficient (McClave et al., 2016; Singer et al., 2019; Canadian Clinical Practice Guidelines, 2015).

  • Enteral feeding is required immediately after administration of the crushed 15 mg or 20 mg tablets.

  • Enteral feeding practices in the NICU: results from a 2009 neonatal enteral feeding survey.

  • Enteral feeding in the awake, patient in the prone position (including on non-invasive ventilation (NIV/CPAP/ HFNO)Follow recommendations as above in the ‘enteral feeding in the intubated patient’ section, with the additional considerations: 1.

  • Enteral feeding young people with anorexia nervosa under restraint in inpatient settings.


More Definitions of Enteral feeding

Enteral feeding is a means of delivering nutrition into the gastrointestinal tract through a tube, either via the nose or directly into the stomach or small intestine through a stoma in the intestinal wall. This method of feeding is only necessary/desirable when a patient’s nutritional needs cannot be met orally, for various possible reasons.

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