Tube Feeding in Children - INTERNATIONAL GROWTH ... Feeding in Children Dr.Fawaz AlRefaee,MBBS FAAP FRCPC Consultant Pediatric Gastroenterologist,Kuwait International Growth and Development

Tube Feeding in Children

Dr.Fawaz AlRefaee,MBBS FAAP FRCPC Consultant Pediatric Gastroenterologist,Kuwait

International Growth and Development Conference Dubai,UAE

March 16,2018

Objectives

-Describe the indications and delivery methods of tube feeding in children

-Summarize the components of enteral feeding and monitoring strategies

-Discuss safety measures of tube feeding in children

Poll Question

Answer : D

Child needs long term enteral feeding via G tube as intermittent boluses to be more physiological

NUTRITIONAL INTERVENTIONS

Parenteral nutrition

Enteral feeding

Oral nutritional supplements

Nutritional counseling

Chosen approach should increase stepwise in respect to

underlying condition & impairment of nutritional status

Paediatric EN:

Evidence based guidelines

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• Secker DJ, Jeejeebhoy KN How to perform Subjective Global Nutritional assessment in children. J

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