Nutritional support given via the alimentary canal or any route connected to the gastrointestinal system (i.e., the enteral route). This includes oral feeding, sip feeding, and tube feeding using nasogastric, gastrostomy, and jejunostomy tubes.
Also Known As:
Feeding, Tube; Enteral Feeding; Force Feeding; Tube Feeding; Gastric Feeding Tubes; Feeding Tube, Gastric; Feeding Tubes, Gastric; Feeding, Enteral; Feeding, Force; Feedings, Force; Force Feedings; Gastric Feeding Tube; Tube, Gastric Feeding; Tubes, Gastric Feeding; Nutrition, Enteral