Volume- vs. rate-based tube feeding in burn patients: A case-control study

• Main Authors: Clifford C. Sheckter (Author), Danielle H. Rochlin (Author), Shawn Moshrefi (Author), Maaike Schenone (Author), Vina Vargas (Author), Jill Sproul (Author), Yvonne L. Karanas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Proper nutrition is critical in healing burn wounds. Tube feeding is routinely employed to help meet nutritional goals; however, the complexities of burn care frequently involve pausing feeds. Volume-based tube feeding delivers a 24-h goal volume compared to administering a fixed hourly...