Andrew Lynes

Mar 7, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Lyvonne N. Tume |Andrew Lynes |Brian Johnston |Victoria Waugh

What is known about the topic The evidence to support the practice of routine gastric residual volume measurement to guide enteral feeding is poor. Despite this, UK adult ICU practice surveys have shown this practice to be prevalent. What this paper adds This study shows nurses decision-making around measuring gastric residual volume is based on perceived fears and risks of having a full stomach and inaccurate assumptions about the accuracy and reliability of this measurement.