scholarly journals Drug-nutrient interaction in prescriptions for enteral feeding at the intensive care unit of a general hospital

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 137-143
Author(s):  
Ferreira Silva Renata ◽  
Costa Fortes Renata ◽  
Rita Carvalho Garbi Novaes Maria
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
General Hospital ◽  
Enteral Feeding ◽  
Nutrient Interaction

scholarly journals Feeding Intolerance in Preterm Neonates in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Padma General hospital, Dhaka

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 178-180
Author(s):  
Md Atiqul Islam ◽  
Sheuly Begum ◽  
BH Nazma Yasmeen ◽  
Jesmin Ahmed ◽  
Md Mahdi Amin
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ◽  
General Hospital ◽  
Enteral Feeding ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Clinical Symptoms ◽  
Preterm Neonates ◽  
Feeding Intolerance ◽  
Medical College

Background : Premature infants frequently suffer from feeding intolerance and is highly associated to morbidity and mortality. It is a great challenge which have to face all the neonatologist. Feeding intolerance can be defined by difficulty in ingestion or digestion of the milk that causes a disruption in the enteral feeding plan due to the manifestation of some clinical symptoms. These symptoms include gastric residuals, emesis, abdominal distention, visible bowel loops, and change in the character of stool etc.Objective : To determine the frequency of feeding intolerance in hospitalized preterm neonates.Methods : This prospective study was carried out on preterm neonates admitted at neonatal intensive care unit of Padma General Hospital from 1st January 2016 to 31st December 2016. Inclusion criteria included Preterm infants of both genders from day 0 to day 28 of life and with gestational age (GA) of 28 to 36 weeks (estimated by 1st day of maternal last menstrual period). Diagnosis of feeding intolerance depends on presence of one or more signs that leading to interruption of the enteral feeding regime of the preterm.Results : The incidence of feeding intolerance in hospitalized preterm was 4.2%Conclusion : The percentage of feeding intolerance in our study is 4.2% of the preterm neonate.Northern International Medical College Journal Vol.8(1) July 2016: 178-180

Coronary Care in a General Hospital

1971 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 173-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gavin Shaw ◽  
Bernard Groden ◽  
Evelyn Hastings
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
General Hospital ◽  
First Year ◽  
Duration Of Stay ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Coronary Care ◽  
Made In

The establishment, staffing and structure and observations made in the first year of the existence of coronary care in an intensive care unit in a general hospital are recorded. Two hundred and twenty eight patients were admitted during the year in whom the diagnosis of myocardial infarction was confirmed. There were 29 deaths in the unit and 14 deaths occurred in the wards of the hospital after discharge from the unit. 49.1 per cent of the patients were admitted within 4 hours of the onset of symptoms and the mean duration of stay in the unit was 86.5 hours. The type of arrhythmia detected in the unit, and the treatment given to the patients both before and after admission to the intensive care unit are described.

Secondary stroke in patients with polytrauma and traumatic brain injury treated in an Intensive Care Unit, Karlovac General Hospital, Croatia

Injury ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. S31-S35 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Belavić ◽  
E. Jančić ◽  
P. Mišković ◽  
A. Brozović-Krijan ◽  
B. Bakota ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
General Hospital

scholarly journals Association Between Enteral Feeding, Weight Status, and Mortality in a Medical Intensive Care Unit

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 136-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael T. Vest ◽  
Paul Kolm ◽  
James Bowen ◽  
Jillian Trabulsi ◽  
Shannon L. Lennon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Enteral Feeding ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Medical Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Medical Intensive Care
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