hoarding is characterized by the persistent difficulty discarding or parting with possessions, regardless of the value others may attribute to these possessions. hoarding resembles obsessive compulsive disorder (ocd) in several ways. the avoidance of and difficulties with discarding seem to be driven by fears of losing something significant or being responsible for a bad outcome. these could be...

Nasogastric (NG) and Nasojejunal (NJ) feeding are feasible ways in enteral nutrition (EN) of severe acute pancreatitis (SAP). However, which is the optimal approach has long been debated among experts. This meta-analysis was to examine the differences in efficacy and safety of the two routes for patients with SAP. We searched the Cochrane Library, PubMed, EM base Databases, Web of Science, Wanf...

Although standard supportive care for bone marrow transplant (BMT) recipients includes total parenteral nutrition (TPN), it has not been shown that this is the most appropriate method of nutritional support. To determine whether current BMT recipients require TPN during the early recovery period, we conducted a prospective, randomized clinical trial comparing TPN and an individualized enteral f...

I have read the article of Aytekin et al. (1) titled “The effect of feeding with spoon and bottle on the time of switching to full breastfeeding and sucking success in preterm babies” with interest. In this study, spoon feeding and bottle feeding methods which are used as assistive methods in the period of transition from enteral feeding to breastfeeding were compared. It was found that the tim...

UNLABELLED BACKGROUND Underfeeding of patients reliant on enteral tube feedings most likely is due primarily to interruptions in the infusions. Strategies to improve energy intake require an understanding of such interruptions and associated outcomes. OBJECTIVES To compare daily energy intake with goal energy intake; to ascertain frequency, duration, and reasons for interruptions in feedings,...

PURPOSE The purpose of the study was to identify the adequacy of enteral feeding, and the reason and prevalence of under-nutrition, and to determine the relationships between caloric intake and resulting nutritional parameters among neurosurgical intensive care unit (ICU) patients. METHODS The participants for this descriptive study were 47 neurosurgical ICU patients who had enteral feeding i...