RT Book, Section
A1 Saunders, Katherine H.
A1 Igel, Leon I.
A2 Papadakis, Maxine A.
A2 McPhee, Stephen J.
A2 Rabow, Michael W.
A2 McQuaid, Kenneth R.
SR Print(0)
ID 1184163155
T1 Complications of Enteral Nutritional Support
T2 Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2022
YR 2022
FD 2022
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264269389
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1184163155
RD 2024/04/24
AB Minor  complications  of  enteral  nutritional  support  occur  in  10–15%  of  patients.  Gastrointestinal  complications  include  diarrhea  (most  common),  inadequate  gastric  emptying,  emesis,  esophagitis,  and  occasionally  gastrointestinal  bleeding.  Diarrhea  associated  with  enteral  nutritional  support  may  be  due  to  intolerance  to  the  osmotic  load  or  to  one  of  the  macronutrients  (eg,  fat,  lactose)  in  the  solution.  Patients  being  fed  in  this  way  may  also  have  diarrhea  from  other  causes  (as  side  effects  of  antibiotics  or  other  drugs,  associated  with  infection,  etc),  and  these  possibilities  should  be  investigated  in  appropriate  circumstances.