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Complications of Enteral Nutrition in Hospitalized Patients with Artificial Airways

Faye Medley

University of Florida

Joyce Stechimiller

University of Florida

Audrey Field

University of Florida

This study investigated complications of enteral feeding in hospitalized patients with artificial airways. A prospective chart review, using a descriptive design. was used in this study of 51 inpatients in a large southeastern teaching hospital. A low (5.9%) incidence of pulmonary aspiration was found Diarrhea was also found to be an infrequent complication (2%). The most common complication in this sample was interruption in continuous tube feedings: 24 patients (47%) experienced such interruptions, resulting in potential underfeeding. Further investigation of the adequacy of nutrition of hospitalized tube-fed patients with artificial airways is necessary to determine clinical significance.

Clinical Nursing Research, Vol. 2, No. 2, 212-223 (1993)
DOI: 10.1177/105477389300200209
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