Compliance and tolerance of a ready-to-use, low calorie, low volume, high protein modular feed in patients with increased protein needs
Green, Benjamin Hampshire-Jones, Kate Brooks, Catriona McKinnon, Samantha Oldham, Siobhan Baldwin, Laura-Marie Tomlinson, Lyndsey Williams, Ali Warsop, Ella Caygill, Emma
Green, Benjamin
Hampshire-Jones, Kate
Brooks, Catriona
McKinnon, Samantha
Oldham, Siobhan
Baldwin, Laura-Marie
Tomlinson, Lyndsey
Williams, Ali
Warsop, Ella
Caygill, Emma
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Many clinical conditions warrant high protein intakes with recommended requirements ranging between 1.0-1.5g/kg BW-1. Despite these recommendations, it can be challenging for Dietitians to provide adequate levels of protein with standard enteral tube feeds and oral nutritional supplements alone, especially where caloric overfeeding and/or fluid restriction are a concern[1]. In these populations, additional protein provided via modular feeds may prove beneficial[2]. Currently available protein modular feeds are mostly composed of hydrolysed collagen and require preparation prior to feeding. The need for preparation prior to feeding increases the risk of contamination, incorrect preparation and inadequate provision of volume that could ultimately impact nutritional status, clinical and functional outcomes.
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Green, B., Jones, K. H., Brooks, C., McKinnon, S., Mapson, R., Richardson, S., ... & Stratton, R. J. (2023). Compliance and tolerance of a ready-to-use, low calorie, low volume, high protein modular feed in patients with increased protein needs. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, 57, 836.