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Nutrition Support

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Delivery of formulated enteral or parenteral nutrients to maintain or restore nutritional status.

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Enteral nutrition

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Provision of nutrients into the GIT through a tube or catheter when oral intake is inadequate. (may include formulas as oral supplements or meal replacements)

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Parenteral nutrition

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Provision of nutrients intravenously

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Enteral Rationale and Criteria

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Enteral nutrition: functional GIT, for those who can’t eat or can’t eat enough, and should be first consideration

Parenteral nutrition: Insufficient GIT function

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Proposed Benefits of Enteral Versus Parenteral Nutrition

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  • Better GI barrier function
  • Preserved GI immunity
  • Attenuate catabolic response
  • Better blood glucose control
  • Decreased rates of infection
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Conditions That Often Require Enteral Nutrition

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Impaired nutrient ingestion: Neurologic disorders, facial trauma, oral or esophageal trauma, congenital anomalies, respiratory failure, cystic fibrosis, GI tract surgery (e.g., esophagectomy)

Inability to consume adequate nutrition orally: Hypermetabolic states such as trauma and burns; cancer

Impaired digestion, absorption, metabolism: Severe gastroparesis, inborn errors of metabolism, Crohn disease, ulcerative colitis

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Conditions That Often Require Parenteral Nutrition

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GI incompetence:
-Short bowel syndrome, severe acute pancreatitis, severe IBD, small bowel ischemia, intestinal atresia, severe liver failure

Critical illness with poor enteral tolerance or accessibility: -Multiorgan system failure, bone marrow transplantation, severe wasting in renal failure with dialysis, small bowel transplantation

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Determining EN Access

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  • Anticipated length of time of enteral feeding
  • Risk for aspiration or tube displacement
  • Clinical status
  • Presence or absence of normal digestion and absorption
  • Planned surgical intervention
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Nasogastric route

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  • Short term: Up to 3 or 4 weeks
  • Normal GI function
  • Bolus, intermittent, or continuous infusions
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Nasoduodenal or nasojejunal route

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  • Short term: Up to 3 or 4 weeks

* Gastric motility disorders, esophageal reflux, or persistent nausea and vomiting

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Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy or jejunostomy

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Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy or jejunostomy

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Other minimally invasive techniques

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Laparoscopic or fluoroscopic techniques

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Surgically placed enterostomies

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Gastrostomies and jejunostomies

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Multiple lumen tubes

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Prolonged GI decompression and small bowel feeding

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Types of Enteral Formulas

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Health care facilities develop a formulary of products to meet the needs of their patients/residents

Modular - isolated nutrient supplement 
Blenderized - real food blend
Specialty - ex. keto diet 
Elemental - AA based 
Semi-elemental - pre-digested peptide bond based 
Standard - body breaks it down
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Choosing an Enteral Formula

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  • Nutrient requirements
  • Clinical status and GIT function
  • Caloric and protein density
  • Form and amount of protein, fat, CHO, and fiber in the formula
  • Electrolyte content
  • Cost-effectiveness
  • Patient compliance
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Standard Polymeric Formulas

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  • Lactose-free
  • 1 kcal/mL
  • Balanced CHO, fat, and protein
  • Meet AMDR
  • Concentrated standard formulas: 1.5 to 2 kcal/ml for fluid restriction
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Home Blenderized Formulas

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ADVANTAGES: Health benefits of using whole foods, Cost effectiveness, Tailor formula to meet individual needs, Social bond with caregiver

DISADVANTAGES: Short hang time, Cannot use with jejunal feedings, Avoid in patients with multiple allergies, immunosuppression, fluid restrictions, Requires large bore feeding tube

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Enteral Formula Composition: Protein

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  • Intact protein, di- and tri-peptides, amino acids and/or crystalline amino acids
  • Special amino acids: Branched-chain amino acids, arginine, taurine
  • Content varies from 6% to 37% of total kcal
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Enteral Formula Composition: Carbohydrate

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  • Content varies from 30% to 85% of total kcal
  • Lactose-free
  • Fiber
  • FODMAPs
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Enteral Formula Composition: Lipid

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  • Content varies from 1.5% to 55% of total kcal
  • 2% to 4% of fat is linoleic acid to prevent essential fatty acid deficiency (EFAD)
  • Standard formula provides 15% to 30% kcal from fat
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Enteral Formula Composition: Micronutrients

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DRIs for 25 vitamins and minerals typically met with varying intake levels
•1000mL for children
•1500mL for over 12 years

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Enteral Formula Composition: Fluid

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  • 1 kcal/ml formulas are about 85% water
  • 2 kcal/ml formulas are about 70% water
  • Provide 30 to 35 ml/kg of body weight unless fluid restricted
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Enteral Administration

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Closed vs. open system
Bolus: 500mL, 5-20min, 3-4x
Intermittent/cyclic: 100-150mL, 20-60 min, several x
Continuous

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Complications of Enteral Feeding
- Access problems (e.g., tube displacement or obstruction, leakage) - Administration problems (e.g., aspiration, regurgitation, microbial contamination) - GI complications (e.g., nausea, vomiting, delayed gastric emptying, high gastric residuals, constipation, diarrhea, malabsorption) - Metabolic complications (e.g., refeeding syndrome, glucose intolerance, dehydration or overhydration)
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Monitoring Enteral Nutrition
- Abdominal distension and discomfort - Tube placement - Fluid intake and output - Gastric residuals if appropriate - Signs and symptoms of edema or dehydration - Stool output and consistency - Weight - Adequacy of enteral intake - Serum glucose, calcium, electrolytes, blood urea nitrogen, creatinine
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Oral Supplements
- Used to augment intake of solid foods - Commonly provide 250 to 360 kcal/8 ounces - Variety of flavors, consistency and nutrients - Sweeter taste with more simple CHO - Unpalatable with hydrolyzed protein - Taste fatigue - Modular supplements
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Central parenteral nutrition (CPN):
catheter tip placed in large, high-blood-flow vein
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Peripheral parenteral nutrition (PPN):
catheter tip placed in small vein, typically the arm
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Routes of Parenteral nutrition
Peripheral access •Up to 800 to 900 mOsm/kg •Principal complication is thrombophlebitis Short-term central access. •Direct puncture of subclavian or jugular veins Long-term central access •Peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) •Tunneled catheter
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Parenteral Protein
All essential amino acids; some nonessential Concentration between 3% and 20% by volume 4 kcal/g Provides15% to 20% of total kcal
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Parenteral CHO
Dextrose monohydrate Concentration between 5% to 70% by volume 3.4 kcal/g Maximum rate should not exceed 5 to 6 mg/kg/min
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Parenteral Lipid Emulsions
10%, (1.1 kcal/ml) and 20% (2 kcal/ml) Provide 20% to 30% total kcal as lipid •Provide about 1 gm/kg •Do not exceed 2 gm lipid/kg per day •Stop if triglycerides >400 mg/dl Soybean oil with egg yolk phospholipid used as emulsifierProvides essential fatty acids Proinflammatory
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Alternative lipid
- Lipid emulsion made of soybean oil, olive oil, fish oil, MCT - Fish oil emulsion - Fish oil an MCT reduce inflammation and produce less immunosuppression
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Compounding Methods
2-in-1: All nutrients in one bag except fat emulsion, which is infused separately 3-in-1:Total nutrient admixture or three-in-one solution contains lipid, amino acids, and glucose.
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Parenteral Administration
Continuous infusion - Increase incrementally over 2 or 3 days to reach goal rate - Avoid abrupt cessation to prevent rebound hypoglycemia Cyclic infusion - 8 to 12 hours per day, usually at night - Higher rate or more concentrated solution - Contraindicated with uncontrolled hyperglycemia and fluid intolerance
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Parenteral Complications
- Mechanical - Infection or sepsis - Metabolic - GI
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Refeeding Syndrome
Caused by overly aggressive parenteral nutrition, specifically carbohydrate Potentially lethal Cardiac and pulmonary complications from fluid overload Monitor serum magnesium, potassium, and phosphorus Start with 25% to 50% of goal parenteral nutrition in those at risk
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Transitional Feeding
Parenteral to enteral - Takes 2 to 3 days - Stop parenteral when enteral reaches 75% Parenteral to oral -Stop parenteral when oral consistently provides 75% of needs Enteral to oral -Cycle enteral at night to reestablish hunger and satiety cues

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