Causes of readmissions for patients discharged on enteral nutrition

• Published in: JPEN. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition
• Main Authors: Palchaudhuri, Sonali, Mehta, Shivan J, Snider, Christopher K, Parsikia, Afshin, Hudson, Lauren, Compher, Charlene, Lewis, James D, Wu, Gary D, Pickett-Blakely, Octavia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.09.2022
• Subjects: enteral nutrition; hospital readmission causes; hospital discharge; nutrition support

Patients discharged with enteral nutrition (EN) through an enteral access device (DCENs) are noted to have increased hospital readmissions, but data on the readmission causes are limited. We assessed the proportion of these readmissions attributed to EN and determined the contributing factors to rea...