title: Decisions to be made when initiating enteral nutrition.
abstract: Enteral nutrition support is preferred to parenteral or no nutritional support, but many patients who could benefit receive inadequate enteral feeding. Many decisions must be made before initiating enteral nutrition support; including if and when enteral nutrition should be started, which formula should be used, and how enteral nutrition support should be monitored. The gastroenterologist should be able to understand and evaluate these decisions in all patients potentially requiring nutritional support.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA.
authors.forename: Casey
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Owens
authors.forename: John C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Fang
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care; D016638:Critical Illness; D003657:Decision Making; D004750:Enteral Nutrition / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007421:Intestine, Small; D009752:Nutritional Status; D018529:Nutritional Support