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Clinical nutrition research 2017-Oct

Continuation of Enteral Nutrition and Relief from Vomiting by Administration of a New Formula: a Case Report.

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Tetsuro Akashi
Kazuhide Matsumoto
Risa Hashimoto

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Gastro-esophageal reflux (GER) is a common and serious complication in patients receiving enteral nutrition, making continuation of enteral nutrition difficult. Semi-solid enteral nutrients were developed to prevent feeding-related GER. Semi-solid enteral nutrients have high viscosity and, therefore, are typically administered through a large-diameter percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube. Recently, a new formula (Mermed®, Mermed Plus®) was introduced that uses alginate, which behaves like a gelatin in acidic conditions. This formula improved GER during enteral feedings. Our case report shows that this new formula enables the continuation of enteral nutrition via a nasogastric tube (NGT) in patients with difficulty tolerating enteral nutrition secondary to vomiting. An 86-year-old woman with an atherothrombotic cerebral infarction vomited during tube feeding, resulting in aspiration pneumonia. After 1 week, we introduced a viscosity regulator and restarted enteral feeding using a 100 mL liquid diet, but vomiting persisted. Because of the continued difficulty in tolerating enteral nutrition, the patient was transferred to our hospital. From hospital day 4, Mermed Plus® (300 mL/225 kcal, administered for 1 hour, 3 times a day) was started, eventually increasing to 535 mL/400 kcal at hospital day 5. After this, vomiting ceased. Mermed Plus® was easily administered via NGT, and its effects were immediate. This treatment appeared to improve the patient's quality of life while reducing the burden on medical staff.

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