Overview of a home enteral nutrition service in North Dublin

Abstract

requirements and 6%(n¼2) met estimated energy and protein requirements. Patients on GICU had a mean cumulative deficit of 3439 kCal, 169 g protein and patients on CICU had a mean cumulative deficit of 2173 kCal, 203 g protein. Feed was stopped for a mean of 48 hours per patient (range 8e101 hours), which equated to 15% of total feed time for GICU patients and 19% of total feed time for CICU patients. The primary cause of interruptions to feeding was airway procedures, followed by surgical procedures. The cause for 230 hours of stoppage could not be identified.

Home enteral nutrition recipients: patient perspectives on training, complications and satisfaction

“…Without a prospectively maintained national database, we have no accurate number of patients discharged on HEN annually. A service evaluation by one regional community dietetics service in 2015 reported, on average, 39 new referrals annually to their service since 2008, increasing year on year 7. Focused efforts are required to improve the structures currently in place, and to optimise care in the community for patients receiving HEN.…”

A scoping review of best practices in home enteral tube feeding

“…The management of HEN in the primary care setting can be challenging and requires coordination of the patient, their caregivers, and the multidisciplinary team (Maher et al, 2017). Furthermore, the availability of a dedicated HEN programme consisting of healthcare providers, including nurses, dietitians, and other allied health professionals, varies between countries and healthcare centres (Gramlich et al, 2018).…”