1. ENTRAL NUTRITION:- it refers to the delivery of a nutritionally complete feed, containing protein, carbohydrate, fat, water, minerals and vitamins, directly into the stomach, duodenum or jejunum.
BENEFICIAL PATIENT:-
-Critically ill patients, in whom enteral feeding promotes gut
barrier integrity and reduces rates of infection and
mortality.
-Postoperative patients with limited oral intake.(complications and
hospital stay duration Reduced).
-Elective gastrointestinal tract (GIT) surgery.
-GIT cancer surgery
-Patients with severe pancreatitis (promotes the resolution of
inflammation and reduces the incidence of infection).
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