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[1] http://www.health.vic.gov.au/sssl/index.htm [2] Marik PE, Zaloga GP. Early enteral nutrition in acutely ill patients: A systematic review, Crit Care Med 2001(29);12;2264–2270. [3] Simpson F, Doig GS. Parenteral vs. enteral nutrition in the critically ill patient: a meta-analysis of trials using the intention to treat principle, Intensive Care Med 2005(31);12–23. [4] Dhaliwal R, Heyland DK. Nutrition and Infection in the Intensive Care Unit: What Does the Evidence Show? Curr Opin Crit Care 2005(11): 461–467. [5] Taylor B, Renfro A, Mehringer L. The Role of the Dietician in the Intensive Care Unit, Curr Opin in Clin Nutr Metab Care 2005(8):211– 216. [6] Martin CM, Doig GS, Heyland DK, Morrison T, Sibbald WJ. Southwestern Ontario Critical Care Research Network. Multicentre, cluster-randomized clinical trial of algorithms for critical-care enteral and parenteral therapy (ACCEPT). CMAJ 2004 Jan 20;170(2): 197–204. GROWTH IN HEN AT ST GEORGE HOSPITAL NSW AUSTRALIA A. McClelland, J. Bell, G. Pang, St George Hospital dietitians Nutrition and Dietetics Department, St George Hospital, Sydney, NSW Australia. The use of home enteral nutrition (HEN) has been increasing in Australia and worldwide. Patients are being discharged more quickly from hospital to home and nutrition support is recognised as an important part of medical care for many diseases. HEN is suitable for patients who are medically stable and would benefit from nutrition support. However, it is important to monitor these patients to ensure the appropriateness and effectiveness of HEN therapy. St George Hospital is a 400 bed teaching hospital servicing South Eastern Sydney. St George Hospital provides HEN formulas at reduced costs to patients and patients must be reviewed to receive ongoing HEN formula. A HEN database was established 3 years ago to monitor trends in HEN at St George Hospital. Growth in HEN use at St George Hospital is presented in the table below. This represents at growth of 120% for oral HEN and 160% for tube fed HEN.
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