ENTERAL NUTRITION BY NASOEJEJUNAL TUBE IN HYPEREMESIS GRAVIDARUM.(Abstract)

Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, UK

Introduction: Hyperemesis gravidarum (HEG) is a common disorder that can involve severe malnutrition with potentially life-threatening complications. Parenteral nutrition (PN) is often used, however it is expensive, has a number of potentially serious complications, and enteral nutrition (EN) has been suggested as an alternative. EN when given by nasogastric tube in HEG exacerbates the nausea and vomiting and risks aspiration. Although post-pyloric placement of feeding tubes has been suggested to avoid some of these hazards, generally this has necessitated radiation exposure; recently naso-enteral tubes have been placed …