TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Technologic Devices in the Child with Medical Complexity
A1  - Friedman, Jeremy
A1  - Weinstein, Michael
A2  - Zaoutis, Lisa B.
A2  - Chiang, Vincent W.
PY  - 2017
T2  - Comprehensive Pediatric Hospital Medicine, 2e
AB  - If  the  gastrointestinal  tract  is  functioning  adequately,  enteral  nutrition  is  preferable  to  parenteral  nutrition  in  the  child  with  medical  complexity.  When  compared  with  parenteral  nutrition,  enterostomy  tubes  are  easier  to  handle  and  less  expensive,  and  several  randomized  trials  have  shown  that  complications  (e.g.  sepsis,  thrombosis,  liver  dysfunction)  are  less  common.  Enteral  feeding  prevents  mucosal  atrophy,  maintains  gut  flora,  and  plays  an  important  role  in  preserving  the  enteral  immune  system.  Supplementation  can  be  complete  or  partial  depending  on  the  child’s  ability  to  feed  by  mouth.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/23
UR  - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1146124684
ER  -