Clinical Outcomes Associated With Commercial and Homemade Blenderized Tube Feedings: A Literature Review.

This article presents a review of the literature published in the past 10 years that explored the impact of BTF on nutrition status (ie, weight status, body mass index, and upper-arm circumference) and nutrition adequacy in adults. The results indicate that BTF, compared with commercial enteral formula (CEF), may be inadequate in calories, macronutrients, and some micronutrients, given variability in BTF formula composition. As a result, BTF may result in significantly more weight loss than CEF. Thus, BTF may not be appropriate for adult patients who are malnourished or are at risk for malnutrition due to the potential worsening of clinical outcomes. PMID: 32319708 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Nutrition in Clinical Practice - Category: Nutrition Authors: Tags: Nutr Clin Pract Source Type: research