Current opinion in clinical nutrition and metabolic care
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September 2017
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Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care · Sep 2017
Review Comparative StudyIntermittent vs. continuous enteral feeding to prevent catabolism in acutely ill adult and pediatric patients.
In clinical management of acutely ill adults and children, continuous enteral feeding (CEF), being considered the most tolerable approach, in comparison to other temporal patterns of nutrient administration (i.e. intermittent, cyclic and bolus), is the most frequently applied method. However, uncertainties remain about the most efficient approach to counteract protein catabolism. ⋯ There is a need for pragmatic studies to directly compare the protein anabolic action of CEF and IEF using accurate methodologies, such as stable isotopes of amino acids, in both adult and pediatric patients with acute illness.