Clinical Dilemmas: Gastric Residuals in Tube Feeding: How Much Is Too Much?
1999
Murphy, Lynne M. | Bickford, Virginia
Measurement of specific amounts of gastric residual volumes in tube-fed patients often precludes the objective of the therapy: to provide nutrition. There is no agreement in the literature regarding the exact amount of residual volumes necessary to stop or maintain feeding. Measurements of gastric residual volumes should be used in conjunction with sound clinical judgment before decisions are made to stop enteral nutrition.
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