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World J Gastrointest Surg. Mar 27, 2025; 17(3): 101751
Published online Mar 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i3.101751
Advances in management strategies for enteral nutrition-related gastric retention in adult patients with nasogastric tubes
Li-Fei Feng, Xiang-Wei Li, Xiao-Qiu Zhu, Lin-Na Jin
Li-Fei Feng, Xiao-Qiu Zhu, Lin-Na Jin, Department of Nursing, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310020, Zhejiang Province, China
Xiang-Wei Li, Department of Rehabilitation, Hangzhou No. 128 Hospital, Hangzhou 310007, Zhejiang Province, China
Author contributions: Feng LF and Jin LN conceptualized the study; Feng LF and Jin LN developed the methodology; Feng LF and Li XW conducted formal analysis; Feng LF and Zhu XQ curated the data; Feng LF drafted the original manuscript; Jin LN reviewed and edited the manuscript; Jin LN administered the project and acquired funding; Li XW contributed to the investigation; Jin LN supervised the study; Zhu XQ validated the results. All authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Supported by Zhejiang Province Medical and Health Technology Planning Project, No. 2019332856.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest regarding the publication of this paper.
Open Access: This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: https://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Corresponding author: Lin-Na Jin, MM, Nurse, Department of Nursing, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, No. 3 Qingchun East Road, Hangzhou 310020, Zhejiang Province, China. 3405016@zju.edu.cn
Received: September 25, 2024
Revised: December 20, 2024
Accepted: January 14, 2025
Published online: March 27, 2025
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Core Tip: This study reviewed management strategies for gastric retention in adult enteral nutrition, emphasizing the need for standardized protocols. It highlighted bedside ultrasound as a novel gastric residual volume assessment method and advocated for a combination of non-pharmacological interventions, pharmacological treatments, and traditional Chinese medicine to improve patient outcomes. In addition, this review also called for further research and the implementation of personalized care plans.