Anatomy and physiology of the luminal gut: enteral access implications.
Successful long-term enteral nutrition requires enteral access that is comfortable and easy to maintain. However, to be successful, the enteral access must also satisfy conditions of gut anatomy and physiology.
Grant
John P
JP
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA. Grant003@mc.duke.edu
D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007441:Intubation, Gastrointestinal