Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Malnutrition — suspected to occur in 40% to 80% of patients with cancer — can negatively affect response to ...

Enteral nutrition is preferred over parenteral nutrition as a result of the greater safety of enteral nutrition therapy and comparative convenience. A wide variety of enteral nutrition products have ...

Considering lung collapse (pneumothorax) affects 2-5% of 35 million feeding tube placements every year worldwide, the safe placement of a nasogastric feeding tube requires special medical care.

Feeding tubes deliver nutrition, hydration, and medication directly to a person’s stomach or intestines. A healthcare professional will insert it through the nose, mouth, or abdomen. A person may not ...

Purpose: An overview of enteral feeding tubes, drug administration techniques, considerations for dosage form selection, common drug interactions with enteral formulas, and methods to minimize tube ...

Intraoral photobiomodulation therapy reduced severe oral mucositis and other adverse effects of radiation therapy in patients with HNC.

The advent of total parenteral nutrition in the late 1960s meant that no situation remained in which a patient could not be fed. Unfortunately, total parenteral nutrition was complicated by serious ...

Crohn’s disease can make it hard for your gut to absorb enough calories and nutrients for your body to stay healthy. If this is the case, your doctor may recommend enteral nutrition therapy (ENT).

Feeding tubes are designed to nourish patients, not deprive them of calories and hasten weight loss. News reports of a feeding tube diet popped up, followed by a slew of TV reports on the new “trend.” ...

Anorexia is a common sign of illness in laboratory rabbits. When not treated promptly, the condition can lead to hepatic lipidosis and death. The author describes a technique for cervical ...