The Effects of Enteral Nutrition on the Intestinal Environment in Patients in a Persistent Vegetative State

The Effects of Enteral Nutrition on the Intestinal Environment in Patients in a Persistent Vegetative State

Enteral nutrition (EN) is a rational approach to providing nutritional intake via the intestines in patients who are unable to tolerate parenteral nutrition. We conducted a preliminary study to investigate the effects of EN on the intestinal environment in 10 patients in a persistent vegetative stat...

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Main Authors: Hiroshi Matsuoka, Takumi Tochio, Ayako Watanabe, Kohei Funasaka, Yoshiki Hirooka, Tenagy Hartanto, Yuka Togashi, Misa Saito, Yuichiro Nishimoto, Yoshinori Mizuguchi, Masanobu Kumon, Chieko Sakuragi, Kouichi Suda, Yuichi Hirose, Isao Morita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-02-01
Series:Foods
Subjects:
enteral nutrition
intestinal environment
dysbiosis
probiotics
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/11/4/549

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