title: Advantages of enteral nutrition over parenteral nutrition.
abstract: It is a strong and commonly held belief among nutrition clinicians that enteral nutrition is preferable to parenteral nutrition. We provide a narrative review of more recent studies and technical reviews comparing enteral nutrition with parenteral nutrition. Despite significant weaknesses in the existing data, current literature continues to support the use of enteral nutrition in patients requiring nutrition support, over parenteral nutrition.
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Director, Medical Nutrition and Nutrition Support Service, Division of Preventive Medicine and Nutrition, Columbia University Medical Center P&S 9-501, 630 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, USA.
authors.forename: David S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Seres
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Valcarcel
authors.forename: Alexandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Guillaume
keywords: complications; enteral nutrition; pancreatitis; parenteral nutrition; surgery