Nutrition Support and Residuals

[Guest guest]

Our nursing department informed me that they held initiating a patients TF at

6pm (night feeds only 6p-6a) because " he had 200ml of residuals " . I had brought

to their attention that the " residual " was his puree dinner and wouldnt it be

common sense to not use this criteria to hold vs not hold a nutrition support

feeding? " No, that is how we are taught " .

Is there any evidence based information or ASPEN guidelines, etc that addresses

residuals when po is also a contributing factor. The nurses and nursing

instructor who happened to be present, are interested in clarifying this, as am

I. TIA

Carley Colotti RD, LD