title: Enteral nutrition in patients with severe traumatic brain injury: reasons for intolerance and medical management.
abstract: Approximately, 50% of patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) exhibit intolerance to enteral nutrition (EN). This intolerance hampers the survival and rehabilitation of this subpopulation to a great extent, and poses various difficulties for clinicians due to its complex underlying mechanisms. This review discusses the possible reasons for intolerance to EN following severe TBI, current trends in medical management, as well as other related issues that are experienced by many clinicians.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China.
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Jing-Ci
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Hua-Hua
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Yin
mesh_terms: D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D016638:Critical Illness; D004750:Enteral Nutrition / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005769:Gastrointestinal Motility / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D007441:Intubation, Gastrointestinal / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male