title: Nasogastric feeding practice in intensive care units: a study.
abstract: This study examined the practice of nasogastric feeding on one intensive care unit (ICU). Data collection took place over 135 feeding days on 26 patients who met specified criteria. A generally inconsistent approach to nasogastric feeding was discovered. Some patients received considerably more calories than required while others received significantly fewer. Calories were also over-prescribed, contrary to the findings of other studies. Despite over-prescribing, patients either received their prescribed calories or high percentages of their prescribed calories at levels higher than those previously reported.
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authors.lastname: Briggs
mesh_terms: D015400:Clinical Nursing Research; D003422:Critical Care; D002149:Energy Intake; D004750:Enteral Nutrition / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D007441:Intubation, Gastrointestinal / Q000451:nursing*; D010865:Pilot Projects