Free practice question 10 of 20 · HPB
An original single best answer question in the style of the FRCS (Gen Surg) Section 1 paper, with the answer and a referenced explanation. Pick an answer to reveal it, then rate how sure you were.
A 58-year-old woman with gallstone pancreatitis still needs high-flow nasal oxygen for respiratory failure on day 3. She is nauseated and has eaten almost nothing since admission. She is not vomiting, her abdomen is soft and bowel sounds are present.
What is the most appropriate nutritional strategy?
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