Nutrition articles Flashcards
Clinical experience utilizing a novel fluoroscopic technique for wire-guided esophagojejunal tube placement in the dog and cat: Twenty cases (2010-2013).
David J Carabetta et al jvecc 2019
95% success rate, took 63 minutes
Esophagostomy site infection seen in 2 dogs
Successful management and recovery following severe prolonged starvation in a dog.
Alison Wui Sing Khoo, Susan M Taylor, and Tammy J Owens.
jvecc 2019
Starved for 27 days and lost 50% BW
supplemented w KCl, Kphos, Mg sulfate, thiamine, vitb complex IM, physiotherapy, hydrotherapy, fed 6x daily over 2 weeks gradually until 75% RER on day 7
Description of a novel technique for surgical placement of gastrostomy tubes in dogs.
Katelyn C Hlusko, et al jvecc 2019
A thoracic trocar catheter (TTC) with an attached Pezzer tube is inserted through a gastrotomy incision and exited through the left gastric body and body wall –> sutured with interlocking box suture technique
ILB suture for j-tube can be removed <5d - suspect can in this case too.
Evaluation of a novel non-surgical post-pyloric feeding technique in dogs with severe acute kidney injury
Hinden jvecc 2020
J tube advanced through E tube endoscopically past pylorus –> EN CRI for 5 days –> removed J tube and kept E tube in
No diff b/w nutritional support. Protein-energy wasting persisted
CCM 2020
Promotion of Regular Oesophageal Motility to Prevent Regurgitation and Enhance Nutrition Intake in Long-Stay ICU Patients. A Multicenter, Phase II, Sham-Controlled, Randomized Trial: The PROPEL Study
Esophageal stimulation via a special feeding catheter did not improve nutritional adequacy and was associated with increase risk of harm in critically ill patients.
Esophageal feeding tube placement and the associated complications in 248 cats.
Craig R Breheny jvim 2019
Complication rate of 35.8%- tube dislodgement, stoma site infection
-E. coli and Enterococcus spp. were the 2 most commonly isolated bacteria
Increased risk of stoma site infection in those receiving steroids, oncolytic agents, discharge stoma site
Factors associated w/ death was BW and concurrent dz (resp, cancer, pancreatic, urogenital, infectious)
Esophagostomy tube complications in dogs and cats: Retrospective review of 225 cases.
Olivia Nathanson jvim 2019
Overall 44% complication
- 16% of patients developed infection at the site
- 3 patients were euthanized because of tube-related complications
- Regurgitation of food through E-tube in 8 patients