Early enteral feeding of patients with multiple trauma

The case study illustrates the recovery of a patient with multiple trauma who was fed a peptide-based formula via the enteral route soon after the trauma. Although the clinical course might have been worse if D.H. had not received this treatment, his generally excellent recovery might be partly attr...

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Published inCritical care nurse Vol. 19; no. 6; pp. 40 - 51
Main Author Cheever, K H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Association of Critical - Care Nurses 01.12.1999
Subjects
Adult
Critical Care - methods
Energy Metabolism
Enteral Nutrition - adverse effects
Enteral Nutrition - instrumentation
Enteral Nutrition - methods
Enteral Nutrition - nursing
Humans
Male
Multiple Organ Failure - etiology
Multiple Trauma - complications
Multiple Trauma - metabolism
Multiple Trauma - therapy
Nursing
Nursing Assessment
Nutrition Assessment
Nutritional Requirements
Patient Care Planning
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome - etiology
Time Factors
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Summary:The case study illustrates the recovery of a patient with multiple trauma who was fed a peptide-based formula via the enteral route soon after the trauma. Although the clinical course might have been worse if D.H. had not received this treatment, his generally excellent recovery might be partly attributable to this therapy. Although stress hypermetabolism occurs in most patients with multiple trauma within 48 hours after injury, no known treatment can arrest or reverse this problem. However, the lethal catabolic and septic effects of stress hypermetabolism can be at least partly thwarted through delivery of enteral nutrients within 72 hours after trauma.
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ISSN:0279-5442
1940-8250
DOI:10.4037/ccn1999.19.6.40