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Enteral Nutrition

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Definition: Nutritional support given via the alimentary canal or any route connected to the gastrointestinal system (i.e., the enteral route). This includes oral feeding, sip feeding, and tube feeding using nasogastric, gastrostomy, and jejunostomy tubes.  do not use /util except by MeSH definition; coord IM with dis /ther (IM), not dis /diet ther; do not confuse with PARENTERAL NUTRITION or PARENTERAL NUTRITION, TOTAL; "includes oral feeding, sip feeding & tube feeding using nasogastric, gastrostomy & jej   
See Also Food, Formulated; Gastrostomy; Intubation, Gastrointestinal 		Other names Tube Feeding; Nutrition, Enteral; Force Feeding; Enteral Feeding; Tubes, Gastric Feeding; Tube, Gastric Feeding; Gastric Feeding Tube; Force Feedings; Feedings, Force; Feeding, Tube; Feeding, Force; Feeding, Enteral; Feeding Tubes, Gastric; Feeding Tube, Gastric; Gastric Feeding Tubes
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
Biosorbin-MCT  75788-95-3   *Dietary Proteins Enteral Nutrition Food, Formulated. Nutr Hosp 1992 Nov-Dec;7(6):411-7
Peptamen  0   *Oligopeptides Enteral Nutrition Food, Formulated. Surg Gynecol Obstet 1992 Mar;174(3):181-8

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