Errata:

(SAGE) JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 2005 29: ix. [Full Text]  

Original Communications:

Satoshi Aiko, Yutaka Yoshizumi, Shinichi Tsuwano, Masaoki Shimanouchi, Yoshiaki Sugiura, and Tadaaki Maehara

The Effects of Immediate Enteral Feeding with a Formula Containing High Levels of -3 Fatty Acids in Patients After Surgery for Esophageal Cancer
(SAGE) JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 2005 29: 141-147. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Immediate enteral nutrition with a large amount of -3 polyunsaturated fatty acids mostly derived from perilla oil results in reduced platelet aggregation, coagulation activity, and cytokine production in the early stages after esophageal cancer surgery. All these effects would be expected to be beneficial in patients following the surgery.

Antonio Piccoli, Marta Codognotto, Lorenza Di Pascoli, Gina Boffo, and Lorenza Caregaro

Body Mass Index and Agreement Between Bioimpedance and Anthropometry Estimates of Body Compartments in Anorexia Nervosa
(SAGE) JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 2005 29: 148-156. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
In 74 women with anorexia nervosa (BMI 10–17.5 kg/m²), a progressive disagreement between anthropometry and BIA estimates of fat and fat-free mass was documented with a BMI < 15. Below this threshold, an abnormal body composition was detected with Vector BIA independent of body weight (useful tool at the bedside).

Hiroshi Iwanaga, Masahiko Yano, Hirofumi Miki, Kazuyuki Okada, Takashi Azama, Syuji Takiguchi, Yoshiyuki Fujiwara, Takushi Yasuda, Mitsuo Nakayama, Masaru Kobayashi, Katsutaka Oishi, Norio Ishida, Katsuya Nagai, and Morito Monden

Per2 Gene Expressions in the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus and Liver Differentially Respond to Nutrition Factors in Rats
(SAGE) JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 2005 29: 157-161. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Parenteral nutrition (PN) administration can alter the biological clocks in both central and peripheral tissues. Among the components of the PN solution, glucose and amino acids are involved in the alteration of the central and peripheral clocks, respectively. Saline infusion itself can alter the central clock.

Marion F. Winkler

Quality of Life in Adult Home Parenteral Nutrition Patients
(SAGE) JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 2005 29: 162-170. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Impaired quality of life in adult patients receiving home parenteral nutrition is associated with decreased physical, psychological, and social function. Depression, drug dependency, sleep deprivation, nocturnal urination, fear of complications, and inability to eat negatively affect quality of life. Use of generic tools and different instruments limits comparison among published studies.

Zdenek Rusavy, Ian A. Macdonald, Vladimir Sramek, Silvie Lacigova, Pavel Tesinsky, and Ivan Novak

Glycemia Influences on Glucose Metabolism in Sepsis During Hyperinsulinemic Clamp
(SAGE) JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 2005 29: 171-175. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
This study describes the influence of glycemia on glucose metabolism in septic patients during hyperglycemic clamp.

Gisele Limongeli Gurgueira, Heitor Pons Leite, José Augusto de Aguiar Carrazedo Taddei, and Werther Brunow de Carvalho

Outcomes in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Before and After the Implementation of a Nutrition Support Team
(SAGE) JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 2005 29: 176-185. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
A nutrition support team reduced in-pediatric intensive care unit mortality by enhanced enteral nutrition use in infants with medical disorders. Additionally, parenteral nutrition use decreased. There was no significant difference in length of stay and the duration of lung mechanical ventilation.

Horacio F. González, Néstor B. Pérez, Agustina Malpeli, María I. Martínez, Beatriz Del Buono, and Fernando E. Viteri

Nutrition and Immunological Status in Long-Term Follow Up of Children with Short Bowel Syndrome
(SAGE) JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 2005 29: 186-191. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Many biological and growth deficiencies are frequently seen in patients with short bowel syndrome, even in children adapted to enteral feeding. This finding, and the existence of low candidicidal activity, deserve long-term follow up.

Norma A. Metheny, Jena Stewart, Gretel Nuetzel, Dana Oliver, and Ray E. Clouse

Effect of Feeding-Tube Properties on Residual Volume Measurements in Tube-Fed Patients
(SAGE) JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 2005 29: 192-197. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
A comparison of 645 dual readings from small-diameter feeding tubes and large-diameter sump tubes concurrently present in the stomach showed that the former significantly underestimates gastric residual volumes. Also, an evaluation of gastric residual volumes during small-bowel feedings showed significantly elevated levels in at least 5% of the 890 measurements.

Mark A. Schattner, Holly J. Willis, Alexandra Raykher, Patricia Brown, Ofelia Quesada, Burma Scott, and Moshe Shike

Long-Term Enteral Nutrition Facilitates Optimization of Body Weight
(SAGE) JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 2005 29: 198-203. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Among ambulatory patients with permanent dysphagia, enteral nutrition, when prescribed using a systematic approach, can optimize body weight in the majority of patients.

José Ángel Rufián-Henares, Eduardo Guerra-Hernández, and Belen García-Villanova

Evolution of Fatty Acid Profile and Lipid Oxidation During Enteral Formula Storage
(SAGE) JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 2005 29: 204-211. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
Standard enteral formulas were stored at normal and drastic conditions to study the evolution of lipid oxidation. Storage produced a loss of essential fatty acids, which increased with longer times and higher temperatures, and an increase in the -6/-3 ratio. This evolution could be followed by using a fast fluorometric method.

Christina L. Stewart, Cynthia M. Goody, and Richard Branson

Comparison of Two Systems of Measuring Energy Expenditure
(SAGE) JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 2005 29: 212-217. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  
The purpose of this study was to validate the MedGem indirect calorimeter by simultaneously comparing its measurements to those from a traditional indirect calorimeter. No significant difference was found between the measurements, suggesting the MedGem provides an accurate measurement of oxygen consumption and resting metabolic rate.

Editorials:

Charles W. Van Way, III

Of Glutamine and Arginine
(SAGE) JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 2005 29: 218-219. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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