Ojo, Omorogieva ORCID: 0000-0003-0071-3652 and Brooke, Joanne (2016) The use of enteral nutrition in the management of stroke. Nutrients, 8 (12):827. ISSN 2072-6643 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/nu8120827)

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Abstract

This article discusses the use of enteral nutrition in the management of stroke. Stroke is a major source of disability, including dysphagia. The clinical manifestation of swallowing difficulties in stroke patients may lead to malnutrition which has implications for health status and clinical outcomes including morbidity, mortality and cost to the health service. The prevalence of malnutrition following an acute stroke could range from 8% to 34%. Therefore, the need to develop and implement the use of enteral nutrition support in stroke patients becomes pertinent.
A range of enteral feeding tubes and feeding methods may be used to support stroke patients who are unable to meet their nutritional requirements through oral intake alone, although each of these approaches have their merits and limitations. Based on this review, there is evidence that enteral nutrition support is a useful method of providing nutrition for patients following a stroke in order to enhance their nutritional status and promote their health.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	enteral nutrition, stroke, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy, nasogastric tube, enteral tube feeding.
Subjects:	R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine R Medicine > RT Nursing
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > Institute for Lifecourse Development Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > Institute for Lifecourse Development > Centre for Chronic Illness and Ageing Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > School of Health Sciences (HEA)
Related URLs:	Publisher http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles... http://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27999383/
Last Modified:	21 Jan 2022 10:53
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/15985

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