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Descriptor English:   Enteral Nutrition 
Descriptor Spanish:   Nutrición Enteral 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Nutrição Enteral 
Synonyms English:   Gastric Feeding Tubes
Feeding Tube, Gastric
Feeding Tubes, Gastric
Feeding, Enteral
Feeding, Force
Feeding, Tube
Feedings, Force
Force Feedings
Gastric Feeding Tube
Tube, Gastric Feeding
Tubes, Gastric Feeding
Tube Feeding
Enteral Feeding
Nutrition, Enteral
Force Feeding  
Tree Number:   E02.421.360
E02.642.500.360
VS3.003.001.006.005.002.001
Definition English:   Nutritional support given via the alimentary canal or any route connected to the gastrointestinal system (i.e., the enteral route). This includes oral feeding, sip feeding, and tube feeding using nasogastric, gastrostomy, and jejunostomy tubes. 
Indexing Annotation English:   do not use /util except by MeSH definition; coord IM with dis /ther (IM), not dis /diet ther; do not confuse with PARENTERAL NUTRITION or PARENTERAL NUTRITION, TOTAL; "includes oral feeding, sip feeding & tube feeding using nasogastric, gastrostomy & jejunostomy tubes"
See Related English:   Food, Formulated
Gastrostomy
Intubation, Gastrointestinal
 
History Note English:   92; was ENTERAL FEEDING 1980-91, was TUBE FEEDING 1964-79 (Prov 1964-65); ENTERAL NUTRITION was see ENTERAL FEEDING 1990-91 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AE adverse effects CL classification
CT contraindications EC economics
ES ethics HI history
IS instrumentation MT methods
MO mortality NU nursing
PX psychology ST standards
SN statistics & numerical data TD trends
UT utilization VE veterinary
Record Number:   30324 
Unique Identifier:   D004750 

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