Jpen Parenter Enter
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Jpen Parenter Enter · Mar 2005
Implementation of a nutrition support protocol increases the proportion of mechanically ventilated patients reaching enteral nutrition targets in the adult intensive care unit.
Despite the evidence that enteral feeding reduces morbidity in critically ill patients and is preferred to parenteral nutrition, the delivery of enteral nutrition (EN) is often inadequate. The purpose of this study was to determine whether implementation of an evidence-based nutrition support (NS) protocol could improve EN delivery. ⋯ The development and use of an evidence-based NS protocol improved the proportion of enterally fed ICU patients meeting their calculated nutrition requirements.
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Jpen Parenter Enter · Mar 2005
Assessment of ascorbic acid stability in different multilayered parenteral nutrition bags: critical influence of the bag wall material.
The recent development of multilayered bags has minimized ascorbic acid oxidation in parenteral nutrition (PN) admixtures. However, the gas-barrier property of multilayered bags depends on their plastic material. This study compared ascorbic acid stability in different multilayered bags under experimental conditions. ⋯ The new combination of plastic layers and careful O(2) monitoring during the filling process allowed near to complete prevention of ascorbic acid degradation in multilayered PN bags during 48 hours, regardless of the storage temperature.