Enteral nutrition contraindications

In some horses, enteral nutrition is contraindicated or not practical. This includes adult horses with gastric reflux, ileus, intrathoracic esophageal obsfruction or impaired digestive capacity (such... 

When enteral nutrition is contraindicated and when interruption to feeding expected to last 3-5 days in adults or 24 h in neonates... 

When bowel obstruction or SBS is present, PN is indicated. Equivocal data exist whether EN is absolutely contraindicated in hypoperfusion of the gut. The most recent recommendations advocate holding enteral nutrition when patients have sustained hypotension (<70 mm Hg), a need for increasing doses of pressor agents to maintain the mean arterial pressure >70 mm Hg, increasing ventilatory support requirements, or worsening signs of GI intolerance to the enteral nutrition (i.e., sudden abdominal distention, abrupt increases in... 

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