Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Placement in Trauma Patients: Early vs Delayed Initiation of Enteral Feeding

• Published in: The American surgeon Vol. 89; no. 7; p. 3336
• Main Authors: Garner, Sydney M, Reparaz, Laura, Justice, Jessica, Foster, Alexandra P, Litzenberger, Stephanie, Bell, Nathaniel, Schaller, Stephanie L, Spoor, Kristen, Cull, John, Watson, Christopher M, Dunkelberger, Lindsey C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.07.2023
• Subjects: Critical Illness - therapy; Endoscopy; Enteral Nutrition; Gastrostomy; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Retrospective Studies; gastrointestinal; trauma; intensive care unit; surgical nutrition

In critically ill trauma patients, adequate nutrition is essential for the body's healing process. Currently, there is no clinical standard for initiating feeds after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube placement. We aimed to demonstrate that early enteral nutrition (EN) is as safe a...