Intermittent Eternal Nutrition - A comparitive Study Examining the Effect on Gastric pH and Microbial Colonization Rates
Gowardman, John; Sleigh, J; Barnes, N; Smith, A; Havill, J
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In a prospective randomized study we aimed to examine the effect on gastric pH and microbial colonization of enteral nutrition (EN) delivered both by intermittent and continual infusion. Forty-three mechanically ventilated patients were randomized to receive EN by one of three methods, intermittent or continual gastric or continual jejunal. We sampled gastric aspirate for pH and culture in all patients at 0600 hours and pH in gastric intermittent feeders at 2200 hours daily. Patients were...[Show more]
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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Date published: | 2003 |
Type: | Journal article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/75505 |
Source: | Anaesthesia and Intensive Care |
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