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Enteral feeding. Nasogastric, nasojejunal, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy, or jejunostomy: its indications and limitations

Department of Gastroenterology, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Cosham, Portsmouth PO6 3LY, UK

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Dr Callum B Pearce Department of Gastroenterology, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Cosham, Portsmouth PO6 3LY, UK;
Callum{at}pearcey.screaming.net

The following article is intended to provide a review of the current state of enteral feeding; a rapidly changing and developing field. It covers the type of feed, the routes of access, and the problems that can occur with enteral feeding.

Keywords: enteral feeding; tube feeding; nutrition

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; PEG, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy; PEGJ, percutaneous gastrojejunostomy

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