title: An open study of efficacy, safety and body weight changing in the Blendera-tube fed patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the efficacy and safety of Blendera in patients with tube feeding.
  
  
  METHODS
  An open study with twenty-one subjects who required tube feeding in Bhumibol Adulyadej Hospital were fed with Blendera for seven days. Nutritional status, weight, laboratory values and complications were assessed on day 0 (baseline), day 3, and day 7.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Tube-fed patients supported with commercial Blendera formula maintained nutritional status safely with the statistically significant improvement of potassium, calcium, magnesium, prealbumin, triglycerides, and HDL, p-value < 0.05. Especially patients with severe malnutrition status were getting better during the feeding period, p-value 0.028. In addition, there was no statistically significant difference in weight and nutritional status between genders.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Subjects supported with Blendera are effective in preventing significant weight loss and improves nutritional status without complications. The formula provides all the nutrients when administered daily.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Bhumibol Adulyadej Hospital, Royal Thai Air Force, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: Vibul
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Trakulhoon
authors.forename: Buchcha
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Prammanasudh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D005260:Female; D005526:Food, Formulated; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009752:Nutritional Status; D013785:Thailand; D015431:Weight Loss