title: Enteral nutrition.
abstract: This article briefly reviews the literature supporting the use of enteral nutrition, which appears to be the preferred method of nutritional support in critically ill patients. Patients who benefit the most from this type of support, as well as the administration and route preferences in enteral nutrition, are discussed. In addition, the different types of enteral formulas and the more frequently associated complications that occur with tube feedings are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee, Memphis, USA.
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: DeWitt
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Kudsk
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D006801:Humans; D018928:Immunity, Mucosal; D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000628:therapy; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D018529:Nutritional Support