Jpen Parenter Enter
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Jpen Parenter Enter · Aug 2015
Randomized Controlled TrialVolume-Based Feeding in the Critically Ill Patient.
Critically ill patients placed on enteral nutrition (EN) are usually underfed. A volume-based feeding (VBF) protocol designed to adjust the infusion rate to make up for interruptions in delivery should provide a greater volume of EN than the more common fixed hourly rate-based feeding (RBF) method. ⋯ A VBF strategy is safe and improves delivery to better meet caloric requirements than the standard more commonly used rate-based strategy.