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- Oral feeding is preferred over EN, if possible
- The goal of oral diets and supplements should be a high-calorie and high-protein diet 
- The preferred method of EN is nasogastric tube feeding
- If nasogastric tube feeding fails, nasointestinal feeding is preferred, but due to convenience, PN is often used instead, despite additional potential complications


Nutrition Delivery and Access

Aguila, E., Cua, I., Fontanilla, J., Yabut, V., & Causing, M. (2020). Gastrointestinal Manifestations of COVID-19: Impact on Nutrition Practices. Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, 35(5), 800–805. https://doi.org/10.1002/ncp.10554

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