Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition
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Asia Pac J Clin Nutr · Jan 2015
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyEarly jejunal feeding by bedside placement of a nasointestinal tube significantly improves nutritional status and reduces complications in critically ill patients versus enteral nutrition by a nasogastric tube.
Unguided nasojejunal feeding tube insertion success rates are low. Controversy persists about how to safely and efficiently perform enteral nutrition (EN) in critically ill patients. This study explores an innovative blind nasointestinal tube (NIT) insertion method and compares nasogastric and nasointestinal feeding. ⋯ Blind bedside NIT insertion is convenient and its use can effectively improve nutritional status, reduce feeding complications, and decrease nutritional support costs of critically ill patients.
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Asia Pac J Clin Nutr · Jan 2015
Is parental body weight related with their children's overweight and obesity in Gao Hang Town, Shanghai?
This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between parental body weight and their children's overweight and obesity in school students in Gao Hang Town, Shanghai. ⋯ Parental BMI affects their offspring overweight and obesity in Chinese school students.