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ICU LOS Increase with EN Interruption-Tuesday Tube Facts

Mar 29, 2021

Did you know…?

For critically ill surgical patients, interruptions to EN increases length of ICU stay by 1.5 days.

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More than a quarter (26%) of these interruptions were considered avoidable.[1]

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References:

  1. Peev, M. P., Yeh, D. D., Quraishi, S. A., Osler, P. , Chang, Y. , Gillis, E. , Albano, C. E., Darak, S. and Velmahos, G. C. Causes and Consequences of Interrupted Enteral Nutrition. Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. 2015. 39: 21-27.