title: Selecting the most appropriate route of feeding.
abstract: This article provides an overview of the various methods available for providing nutritional support. The various techniques available for both enteral and parenteral access are discussed. The selection of the most appropriate route of nutritional support is highly individual and recommendations are made regarding the factors that should be considered by the patient and the clinician in the decision-making process.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, UK.
authors.forename: Susannah R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: Hamish D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Duncan
mesh_terms: D003663:Decision Trees; D004750:Enteral Nutrition / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D005773:Gastroscopy; D005774:Gastrostomy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D018529:Nutritional Support / Q000379:methods*; D010288:Parenteral Nutrition / Q000379:methods