Home Blenderized Tube Feeding: A Practical Guide for Clinical Practice

Although commercial enteral formulas have been available on the market for several decades, a cultural shift toward consuming unprocessed foods with minimally added sugar has sparked interest in the preparation of home blenderized tube feedings for enteral feeding-dependent patients. Recent surveys,...

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Published in:Clinical and translational gastroenterology 2019-02, Vol.10 (2), p.e00001-e00001
Main Author: Weeks, Caroline
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Enteral Nutrition - methods
Enteral Nutrition - standards
Food, Formulated - standards
Gastroenterology - standards
Home Nursing - standards
Humans
Intubation, Gastrointestinal
Nutritional Sciences - standards
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Primers in Clinical and Translational Research
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Summary:Although commercial enteral formulas have been available on the market for several decades, a cultural shift toward consuming unprocessed foods with minimally added sugar has sparked interest in the preparation of home blenderized tube feedings for enteral feeding-dependent patients. Recent surveys, however, indicate lack of clinical awareness or familiarity in the management of this method of nutrition support. This article aims to equip the gastroenterologist with a guide for initiation, monitoring, and evaluation of a blenderized tube feedings regimen, and provides insights into an opportunity for greater partnership between the gastrointestinal provider and registered dietitian.
ISSN:2155-384X
2155-384X
DOI:10.14309/ctg.0000000000000001