TY  - JOUR
TI  - Complications Developing in Intensive Care Patients Receiving Enteral Feeding and Nursing Interventions
AB  - Objective: The objectives of this study were to investigate the complications seen in intensive care patientsbeing fed enterally, and possible nursing interventions aimed at preventing such complications.Matherials and Methods: The study was designed as a descriptive study model. The study sample included 52patients who were fed enterally during treatment. A three-part data collection form was used for the collectionof study data. The first section was aimed at garnering patient information, the second section gathered data onthe enteral feeding method and any complications that developed, and the third section detailed the nursinginterventions applied in the unit.Results: Of the total, 88.4% of the patients underwent post-pyloric feeding. No increase was seen in themonitored gastric residual volume, and no vomiting, aspiration or tube blockage was noted. The interventionsmade by the nurses included the monitoring of gastric residual volume, vital indicators, amount of liquid intakeand discharge, dehydration indicators and electrolyte values, as well as the replacement of feeding bags onceevery 24 hours, monitoring of blood glucose levels and regulation of the bed-head at 30–45 degrees for allpatients.Conclusion: It was found in the study that nurses routinely applied such interventions as the monitoring ofgastric residual volume, regulation of the bed head at 30–45 degrees, or to monitor any complications that mayoccur. In contrast, it was found that the nurses did not apply such actual nonpharmacological interventions asabdominal massage and exercise.
AU  - TURKOGLU, Melda
AU  - kutluturkan, sevinc
AU  - Aygencel, Gulbin
AU  - KIRCA, KAMİLE
AU  - Sözeri Öztürk, Elif
AU  - Bayrak Kahraman, Burcu
PY  - 2020
JO  - Journal of critical and intensive care (Online)
VL  - 11
IS  - 3
SN  - 2717-6428
SP  - 60
EP  - 65
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/428518
ER  -