Gastric residual volume measurement in the intensive care unit: an international survey reporting nursing practice

Ozen N., Blot S., Ozen V., Donmez A., Gurun P., Cinar F. I., ...More

NURSING IN CRITICAL CARE, vol.23, no.5, pp.263-269, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 23 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/nicc.12378
  • Journal Name: NURSING IN CRITICAL CARE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.263-269
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Gastric residual volume measurement is routinely used to evaluate the feeding tolerance and gastro-oesophageal reflux in patients receiving enteral feeding therapy in the intensive care unit. However, little supportive evidence for this intervention is available as the usefulness of gastric residual volume measurements in patients receiving enteral feeding therapy in the intensive care is controversial.