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#274 ICU Feeding Explained: Enteral, Parenteral, Trophic & Full Feeds
Nutrition support is a core component of modern critical care medicine, yet ICU feeding strategies can become confusing quickly. When should we use enteral nutrition vs parenteral nutrition? What are trophic feeds? Should we check gastric residual volumes? How do we approach aspiration risk? In this episode, we break down the fundamentals of ICU nutrition and feeding strategies including: • Enteral vs parenteral nutrition • Gastric vs post-pyloric feeding • Trophic feeds vs full feeds • Aspiration risk • Gastric residual volumes • Tube feeding intolerance • High-risk ICU patients • Protein…
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