Home enteral nutrition (HEN) represents a vital approach in clinical nutrition, delivering tailored nutritional support to patients who are unable to meet their dietary needs through normal oral ...

Forty-six oral medications communly used in hospitalized patients were evaluated. Study investigators identified these medications as the formulary medications most frequently prescribed in the ...

The prevalence of incorrect and expired enteral nutrition feedings is likely underreported in hospitals, according to the Institute for Safe Medication Practices. Multiple health organizations ...

Several medications interact with EN, and patients should be monitored for altered clinical response or subtherapeutic drug levels. [13] The more common drug–nutrient interactions are described below.

Malnutrition is an imbalance between the growth and breakdown of body tissues and nutrient stores, resulting in loss of muscle and organ mass, diminished physical and mental functioning, and impaired ...