Enteral Nutrition (Chapman & Hall Series in Clinical Nutrition)

Provides a scientific rationale for feeding patients by tube, and outlines a practical approach to the delivery, monitoring, and management of enteral nutrition. For physicians, dietitians, nurses, and pharmacists, presents principles that are applicable to patients receiving enteral support short-term in the hospital, chronically at home, or in an institution. Includes information on the gastrointestinal tract and its function, particularly in response to injury and illness. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.