Factors associated with length of stay and death in tube‐fed patients: A cross‐sectional multicentre study

Abstract

Severely ill patients usually present different degrees of inflammation, metabolic stress, comorbidities and haemodynamic instability that can result in reduced calorie and protein intake and increased energy expenditure. There are several reasons why oral ingestion may not be possible in these patients, such as dysphagia secondary to stroke, neuromuscular disease, Parkinson's disease, altered level of consciousness, mechanical ventilation and psychological and/or psychiatric factors, such as anorexia nervosa (Scott & Bowling, 2015). Accordingly, patients who are unable to meet their nutritional requirements may benefit from the use of enteral nu-

Safety in enteral nutritional therapy: knowledge of patients and caregivers

“…The results referring to the EPR data show that the profile of the 13 patients interviewed and 43 patients reported by the companions were characterized as being elderly (69.6%), men (58.9%), with serious diseases such as complex and chronic and degenerative comorbidities along with impaired communication (90.1%), orientation in time/space (48.8%), and ambulation (83.7%), thereby not meeting the conditions for the interview. These characteristics are similar to the findings of Freitas et al (2021) and highlight the consequences of the unpreparedness of health systems based on curative models for the demographic transition of countries with accelerated population aging, especially those that manifest malnutrition, with ENT being indicated and possibly prolonging life expectancy (Schneider et al, 2007).…”