Gastric residual volume management in critically ill mechanically ventilated patients: A literature review
Measured gastric residual volume (GRV) is most commonly used as a marker to guide enteral feeding rate and prevention of pulmonary aspiration in gastric-fed, mechanically ventilated intensive care unit patients. However, there is little consensus on the practice standard, and controversies exist reg...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2015-09-01
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Series: | Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2010105815598451 |