Enteral Nutrition
Dr. Noorulain
Fcps II trainee
Delivery of nutrients into the
existing Gastrointetinal tract.
 5-7 days of inadequate intake
 Expected no intake for 7-9 days
 prolonged anorexia
 Inability to take oral feedings
 Impaired intestinal function
 Critical illnesses
 Intestinal Obstruction
 Intestinal Ischaemia/Perforation
 Inability to access the gut.
 Severe acute pancreatitis
 High output proximal fistula
 Shock
 Preserves gut integrity
 Possibly decreases bacterial
translocation
 Preserves immunological function of
gut
 Better tolerated by patient
 Less costly than TPN
 Oral dietary supplements
 Polymeric feeds
 Monomeric
 Specialized diets
 Disease-specific feeds
 Gastric
 Postpyloric
Advantages
 More Physiological
 Ease of placement
 Formula osmolarity less problem
Disadvantages
 Delayed gastric emptying
 Gastroesophageal reflux and aspiration
Advantages
 Minimize aspiration risk
Disadvantages
 Difficulty with placement
 Feeding intolerance
 Nasogastric
 Nasojejunal
 Percutaneous endoscopic
gastrostomy
 Open gastrostomy
 Transgastric jejunostomy
 Jejunostomy
 If tube feeding is needed for ≤ 4 to 6
wk, nasogastric or nasoenteric is
usually used.
 Tube feeding for > 4 to 6 wk usually
requires a gastrostomy or jejunostomy
tube.
 Cheap
 Easy to insert
 Residual volume can be assesed
Disadvantages
 Uncomfortable
 Easily dislodged
 Increase aspiration
risk
 Decreased risk of aspiration
 Decreased stimulus to pancreatic
secretion
 Indicated--gastric reflux
--delayed gastric emptying
Disadvantages
 Not easy to place
 Damage to gastric mucosa
 Impaired absorbtion
Placement of tube through abdominal wall
directly into stomach.
Now a days performed by percutaneous
insertion under endoscopic control
known as PEG.
o Contraindications
o Gastric ulcer
o Gastric carcinoma
o Ascites
o Coagulation disorders
 Complications
 Sepsis around PEG site
 Nectrotizing fascitis and
intraabdominal wall abscess
 persistent gastric fistula
creation of opening through skin at
front of abdomen and jejunal wall.
 Percutaneous Endoscopic jejunostomy
 Technically difficult
 Allows concomittent jejunal feeding
and gastric decompression.
 Bolus
 Continuous
 Intermittent
 Cyclic
Bolus feeding
Large amount (300-400ml) is given in
short time period several times
daily
Continous feeding
Administration into the GIT via pump
or gravity, usually over 8 to 24 hours
per day
Intermittent feeding
300 to 400 ml, 20 to 30 minutes,
several times/day via gravity drip or
syringe
Cyclic
via pump usually at night
Rate of administration
 Gastric feeding
 Standard formula : 50 cc/hr
 Advanced by 25cc/hr every 4-8 hours
until goal rate is made
 Elemental formula :25cc/hr for first
12 hour
 Advanced by 25cc/hr every 6-12 hour
Jejunal or duodenal feedings
 Standard or elemental feeding at full
strength at 25 cc/hr for first 12 hour
then advanced by 25cc/hr every 6-12
hours.
 Bolus feeding method not used.
Gastric feeds
 Check residual volumes every 4 hours
 Hold tube feeding residual greater than
200cc
 Reinfuse residual recheck in 2 hours
 Feeds should be held if increasing
abdominal distention
Jejunal feeds
 Monitor abdomen for distension
 bowel sounds every 4 hours
 Residual volumes are not helpful
 Hold feeds if emesis abdominal pain or
distension
 Weight 3 times/wk
 Edema Daily
 dehydration Daily
 Fluid intakeDaily
output
 Nitrogen balance 2 times/wk
 Electrolytes
 BUN, Creatinine 2-3times/wk
 Glucose, Ca++, Mg++ weekly
 Stool output Daily
consistency
 Tube related
 Malposition
 Displacemant
 Blockage
 Breakage/leakage
 Local complication ( erosion of skin /
mucosa )
 Gastrointestinal
 Diarrhea (most common an dperticularly
common in critically ill
 Bloating nausea vomiting
 Abdominal cramps
 Aspiration
 Constipation
 Metabolic
 Refeeding syndrome
 Electrolyte disorder
 Vitamin mineral trace element
deficiencies
 Infective
 Exogenous (handling contamination)
 Endogenous (patient)
If the gut works Use it
Thank you…

Enteral nutrition

  • 1.
  • 2.
    Delivery of nutrientsinto the existing Gastrointetinal tract.
  • 3.
     5-7 daysof inadequate intake  Expected no intake for 7-9 days  prolonged anorexia  Inability to take oral feedings  Impaired intestinal function  Critical illnesses
  • 4.
     Intestinal Obstruction Intestinal Ischaemia/Perforation  Inability to access the gut.  Severe acute pancreatitis  High output proximal fistula  Shock
  • 5.
     Preserves gutintegrity  Possibly decreases bacterial translocation  Preserves immunological function of gut  Better tolerated by patient  Less costly than TPN
  • 6.
     Oral dietarysupplements  Polymeric feeds  Monomeric  Specialized diets  Disease-specific feeds
  • 7.
  • 8.
    Advantages  More Physiological Ease of placement  Formula osmolarity less problem Disadvantages  Delayed gastric emptying  Gastroesophageal reflux and aspiration
  • 9.
    Advantages  Minimize aspirationrisk Disadvantages  Difficulty with placement  Feeding intolerance
  • 10.
     Nasogastric  Nasojejunal Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy  Open gastrostomy  Transgastric jejunostomy  Jejunostomy
  • 11.
     If tubefeeding is needed for ≤ 4 to 6 wk, nasogastric or nasoenteric is usually used.  Tube feeding for > 4 to 6 wk usually requires a gastrostomy or jejunostomy tube.
  • 12.
     Cheap  Easyto insert  Residual volume can be assesed Disadvantages  Uncomfortable  Easily dislodged  Increase aspiration risk
  • 13.
     Decreased riskof aspiration  Decreased stimulus to pancreatic secretion  Indicated--gastric reflux --delayed gastric emptying Disadvantages  Not easy to place  Damage to gastric mucosa  Impaired absorbtion
  • 15.
    Placement of tubethrough abdominal wall directly into stomach.
  • 16.
    Now a daysperformed by percutaneous insertion under endoscopic control known as PEG.
  • 17.
    o Contraindications o Gastriculcer o Gastric carcinoma o Ascites o Coagulation disorders
  • 18.
     Complications  Sepsisaround PEG site  Nectrotizing fascitis and intraabdominal wall abscess  persistent gastric fistula
  • 19.
    creation of openingthrough skin at front of abdomen and jejunal wall.
  • 20.
     Percutaneous Endoscopicjejunostomy  Technically difficult  Allows concomittent jejunal feeding and gastric decompression.
  • 21.
     Bolus  Continuous Intermittent  Cyclic
  • 22.
    Bolus feeding Large amount(300-400ml) is given in short time period several times daily
  • 23.
    Continous feeding Administration intothe GIT via pump or gravity, usually over 8 to 24 hours per day
  • 24.
    Intermittent feeding 300 to400 ml, 20 to 30 minutes, several times/day via gravity drip or syringe
  • 25.
  • 26.
    Rate of administration Gastric feeding  Standard formula : 50 cc/hr  Advanced by 25cc/hr every 4-8 hours until goal rate is made  Elemental formula :25cc/hr for first 12 hour  Advanced by 25cc/hr every 6-12 hour
  • 27.
    Jejunal or duodenalfeedings  Standard or elemental feeding at full strength at 25 cc/hr for first 12 hour then advanced by 25cc/hr every 6-12 hours.  Bolus feeding method not used.
  • 28.
    Gastric feeds  Checkresidual volumes every 4 hours  Hold tube feeding residual greater than 200cc  Reinfuse residual recheck in 2 hours  Feeds should be held if increasing abdominal distention
  • 29.
    Jejunal feeds  Monitorabdomen for distension  bowel sounds every 4 hours  Residual volumes are not helpful  Hold feeds if emesis abdominal pain or distension
  • 30.
     Weight 3times/wk  Edema Daily  dehydration Daily  Fluid intakeDaily output  Nitrogen balance 2 times/wk  Electrolytes  BUN, Creatinine 2-3times/wk  Glucose, Ca++, Mg++ weekly  Stool output Daily consistency
  • 31.
     Tube related Malposition  Displacemant  Blockage  Breakage/leakage  Local complication ( erosion of skin / mucosa )
  • 32.
     Gastrointestinal  Diarrhea(most common an dperticularly common in critically ill  Bloating nausea vomiting  Abdominal cramps  Aspiration  Constipation
  • 33.
     Metabolic  Refeedingsyndrome  Electrolyte disorder  Vitamin mineral trace element deficiencies
  • 34.
     Infective  Exogenous(handling contamination)  Endogenous (patient)
  • 35.
    If the gutworks Use it Thank you…