Henry P Parkman, Amanda L Blackford, Helen Burton Murray, Katherine P Yates, Madhusudan Grover, Zubair Malik, Ron Schey, Robert S Bulat, Kenneth L Koch, Irene Sarosiek, Braden Kuo, Robert J Shulman, Bruno P Chumpitazi, Gianrico Farrugia, Laura Miriel, James Tonascia, Frank Hamilton, Pankaj J Pasricha, Richard W McCallum, Thomas L Abell
BACKGROUND: Patients with gastroparesis (Gp) may need enteral nutrition (EN) or exclusive parenteral nutrition (PN). Among patients with Gp, we aimed to (1) identify the frequency of EN and exclusive PN use and (2) explore characteristics of patients using EN and/or exclusive PN compared with those using oral nutrition (ON), including changes over 48 weeks. METHODS: Patients with Gp underwent history and physical examination, gastric emptying scintigraphy, water load satiety testing (WLST), and questionnaires assessing gastrointestinal symptoms and quality of life (QOL)...
May 2023: JPEN. Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition