Continuous nasogastric drip elemental feeding

Weizman, Zvi; Schmueli, Avigail; Deckelbaum, Richard J.

Continuous nasogastric drip elemental feeding

1983

Weizman, Zvi | Schmueli, Avigail | Deckelbaum, Richard J.

It was shown that continuous nasogastric drip feeding (rather than periodic feeding) with an elemental diet is a satisfactory and safe alternative to total parenteral nutrition in many infants having severe, prolonged diarrhea. Mean weight gain for 18 such infants was 6.4 g/kg/day using a solution providing up to 87 kcal/dL at intake volumes of up to 260 mL/kg/day. No cardiovascular or metabolic abnormalities occurred as a result of this feeding regimen. (wz)

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