title: [Enteral feeding in adults: indications].
abstract: In this overview article the author examines successively: (1) the effects expected from enteral nutrition in adults: general and/or local nutritional effects, temporary arrest in progressive intestinal lesions, partial intestinal function replacement; (2) indications in gastrointestinal and non-gastrointestinal pathologies and modalities of application to each indication (route of administration, elemental, semi-elemental or polymeric nutrients, incremental or non-incremental calorie intake, necessity or lack of necessity for addition of fibres, value of ambulatory methods); (3) results according to indications: chronic inflammatory intestinal diseases, notably Crohn's disease, short small bowel syndromes, fistulae and stomies, preoperative period in gastrointestinal surgery, support of heavy treatments in non-terminal cancers, hypermetabolic states, notably stress; (4) absolute or relative contraindications of enteral nutrition.
authors.affiliation: Service de gastroentérologie, hôpital Saint-Lazare, Paris.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Matuchansky
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000075202:Contraindications; D004066:Digestive System Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D004766:Enterostomy; D005526:Food, Formulated; D006801:Humans; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000628:therapy*
vernacular_title: Nutrition entérale chez l'adulte: indications.