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Published in: Critical Care 5/2013

Open Access 01-10-2013 | Letter

Small bowel feeding versus gastric feeding in critically ill adults: more attention should be paid to specific populations

Authors: Wan-Jie Gu, Jing-Chen Liu

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 5/2013

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Excerpt

As all of us are well aware, there are a lot of unanswered questions in the nutrition support of patients, especially in the care of critically ill adults. Despite extensive studies, however, the optimal route (small bowel feeding versus gastric feeding) of enteral nutrition remains debated. …
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Metadata
Title
Small bowel feeding versus gastric feeding in critically ill adults: more attention should be paid to specific populations
Authors
Wan-Jie Gu
Jing-Chen Liu
Publication date
01-10-2013
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue 5/2013
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/cc13079

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