Specialized Nutrition Support Flashcards
three major types of SNS
- oral nutrition supplements
- enteral nutrition
- parenteral nutrition
SNS is defined as
the provision of nutrients orally, enterally, or parenterally with therapeutic intent
ONS is usually prescribed for patients in which
in which oral diet is tolerated but there is an inadequate ingestion of nutrients in the form of a standard oral diet
ONS has a major role in
improving homebound elderly persons and nutrition after GI and hip fracture surgeries
EN is defined as
nonvolitional delivery of nutrients by tube into the GI tract
EN is usually prescribed for patients in which
oral intake is inadequate while GI function is intact and accessible
is feeding enterostomy long term or short term?
long term and typically requires a surgery
examples of feeding enterstomies?
gastrostomy
jujunostomy
percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy(PEG)
percutaneous endoscopic jujunostomy (PEJ)
which feeding enterostomies can be placed at bedside?
PEG and PEJ
is nasal tube feeding short term or long term?
short term
examples of nasal tube feeding
nasogastric (NG)
nasoduodenal (ND)
nasojejunal (NJ)
is oral tube feeding short term or long term?
short term
oral tube feeding is generally reserved for what patients?
patients with endotracheal intubation
examples of oral tube feeding
orogastric (OG)
oroduodenal (OD)
orojejunal (OJ)
advantages of EN
- reduced cost compared to PN
- better maintenance of gut integrity
- reduced rate of infection
- decreased hospital length stay compared to PN
nasogastric tube complications
- mucosal ulceration
- clogging
- esophageal perforation
- pneumothorax
- GI bleeding
- pulmonary aspiration
gastrostomy complications
- aspiration
- dislodgements
- bleeding
- wound infection
- stomal leakage
- tube occlusion
- pneumoperitoneum
jejunostomy complications
- pneumatosis intestinalis
- bleeding
- dislodgement
- bolvulus
- bowel obstruction
- stomach leakage
- wound infection
contraindications of EN
diffuse peritonitis, intestinal obstruction, intractable vomiting, paralytic ileus, intractable diarrhea, and gastrointestinal ischemia
diffuse peritonitis
acute widespread attack of the peritoneum and usually caused by infection or perforation of an abdominal organ
PN is prescribed for patients in which
oral intake is inadequate and who cannot be fed via the GI tract
two types of PN
total parenteral nutrition (TPN) and peripheral parenteral nutrition (PPN)
TPN is administered via
central venous catheter (CVC)
TPN has the ability to
maximize caloric intake and volume restrict patients
disadvantages of TPN
CRBSI and central venous thrombosis
CRBSI
catheter related blood stream infections; TPN is an independent risk factor for this
central venous thrombosis
most commonly reported complication with BSI, occurs in 45% of patients with CVC’s
PPN is administered via
peripheral catheter
energy intake and PPN
limited energy intake due to concentration restrictions (unable to volume restrict)
can SNS be treated as an emergency
NEVER
indication of SNS
- individuals who cannot, should not, or will not eat adequately
- benefits of improved nutrition outweigh the risks
- patients who are malnourished or at significant risk for becoming malnourished