Evaluation of the profile of drug therapy administered through enteral feeding tube in a general hospital in Rio de Janeiro

• Main Authors: Mario Jorge Sobreira da Silva (Author), Carlos Eduardo Meireles Cava (Author), Patrícia Kaiser Pedroso (Author), Débora Omena Futuro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2011-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Enteral nutrition (EN) is the method of choice for patients that cannot adequately receive oral feeding despite good gastrointestinal tract condition. Enteral diets may be administered through tube or ostomy placed in the stomach, duodenum or jejunum. The administration of drugs via enteral feeding...