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ENTERAL NUTRITION OF PATIENTS WITH PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY

Natalija Uršulin-Trstenjak ; University North, 104 brigade 3, 42000 Varaždin, Croatia
Marija Korpar ; General Hospital Varaždin, Department of gastroenterology, I. Meštrovića 1, 42000 Varaždin, Croatia
Nives Kosalec ; Health Centre Čakovec, I. G. Kovačića 1E, 40000 Čakovec, Croatia
Bojan Šarkanj ; University North,Trg dr. Žarka Dolinara 1, 48000 Koprivnica, Croatia

Sažetak

Nutrition and the intake of necessary nutrients is the basic need of every organism and indispensable for normal functioning of every living creature. The problem arises if there are constraints or inability to adequately take in food to meet all the nutritive needs of the organism and thus the risk of the development of malnutrition. In such situations, enteral nutrition practices are often used as an artificial feeding method, and if the need for such nutritional support is longer-lasting, it is advisable to set an indication for placement of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) as one of the most effective ways of enteral nutrition. This is the procedure where a specially adapted probe is placed through the abdominal wall directly into the stomach. Applications are numerous, and given that this is a long-term artificial nutrition method, it is most often used in chronic, neurological or oncological patients. The aim of this paper is to demonstrate the importance of adequate enteral nutrition as the main segment in prevention and treating malnutrition. In particular, specificities of enteral diet via PEG are presented as the most effective and safest method of artificial nutrition, which is accompanied by the results of the monthly monitoring of the nutritional status and the manner of feeding, as well as the clinical status of the person with PEG. In this case report results were compared before and after implantation of PEG.

Ključne riječi

enteral nutrition; malnutrition; percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy

Hrčak ID:

220431

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/220431

Datum izdavanja:

31.12.2018.

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