Measuring gastric residual volumes in critically ill burn patients - A systematic review

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PURPOSE: Measuring gastric residual volumes (GRV) is common in intensive care units (ICU) in patients receiving enteral nutrition (EN) and are a common source of feeding interruptions. Interruptions in EN yield adverse outcomes and are an area of improvement in burn care. The objectives of this study are to summarize the literature's ICU GRV practices and offer practical suggestions to GRV management in the burn patient.

METHODS: PubMed, SCOPUS, and OvidSP Medline were systematically reviewed using the keywords: burns; thermal injury; gastric residual volume; enteral feeding; tube feeding; enteral nutrition; gastric intolerance; ICU; critical illness. Reviews, case reports, and consensus and opinion papers were excluded.

RESULTS: 26 articles were identified. Six burn-specific studies were identified. GRV practices vary widely and are a common cause of EN interruption. Elevated GRVs do not equate to gastrointestinal intolerance and do not always reflect aspiration risk.

CONCLUSIONS: We advocate a GRV threshold of 500mL should be used to optimize the benefits of EN in burn ICUs. A single incident of elevated GRVs should not mandate immediate EN rate reduction or cessation but should prompt a thoughtful examination of secondary causes of gastrointestinal intolerance. Randomized controlled trials are needed to define the ideal GRV threshold and re-evaluate its role in burn care.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:45

Enthalten in:

Burns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries - 45(2019), 3 vom: 21. Mai, Seite 509-525

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Pham, C H [VerfasserIn]
Collier, Z J [VerfasserIn]
Garner, W L [VerfasserIn]
Kuza, C M [VerfasserIn]
Gillenwater, T J [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Burns
Critical care
Gastric residual volume
Journal Article
Plastic surgery
Systematic Review
Thermal injuries

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Date Completed 24.01.2020

Date Revised 24.01.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.burns.2018.05.011

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM285587447