Abstract
There have been significant advances in the provision of enteral nutrition support in the acute and community healthcare settings.[...].
Highlights
There have been significant advances in the provision of enteral nutrition support in the acute and community healthcare settings
Enteral nutrition is beneficial to individuals who have functional guts but may not be able to meet their nutritional requirements via a normal diet
While nasogastric tube (NGT) feeding is often provided to individuals requiring short-term enteral nutrition provision, the percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube is for long-term enteral feeding [4]
Summary
There have been significant advances in the provision of enteral nutrition support in the acute and community healthcare settings. The developments in enteral nutrition appear to center on many aspects, including the increasing use of enteral feeding in patients with long-term conditions, the development of multidisciplinary teams including extended roles for dietitians and nurses and the use of guidelines.
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