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01-02-2011 | Poster presentation
Nasogastric feeding intolerance in the critically ill
Authors:
S OConnor, J Rivett, A Poole, A Deane, K Lange, R Yandell, Q Nguyen, R Fraser, M Chapman
Published in:
Critical Care
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Special Issue 1/2011
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Excerpt
The aims of this study were to determine when patients develop feed intolerance, the prevalence of feed intolerance in subgroups, and other factors that influence feed intolerance. Nasogastric delivery of nutrition commonly fails in critically ill patients. However, studies to date have been underpowered to formally define the determinants of feed intolerance. …