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Guidance for Transitioning to Compleat® paediatric
There are some considerations to take into account when moving a child onto a new feed. This tool provides guidance on transitioning a child onto Compleat® paediatric from whole protein feeds, peptide-based formulas or extensively hydrolysed or amino acid feeds. ORDER SAMPLES
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These guidelines were written by Marie Watson, specialist home enteral feeding dietitian in Sheffield Children’s (NHS) Foundation Trust, to provide advice in relation to the safe risk assessed process for preparation, storage, and administration of blended diet via a Gastrostomy button. Marie has given Nestlé Health Science permission to share her resource with other Healthcare Professionals following her presentation on a recent webinar ‘Emerging Trends in Blended Diets, One Year On – Evidence and Clinical Practice’.
This checklist can be used when transitioning a child onto a blended diet, using Compleat® paediatric as a base in recipes. Use this resource as a blended diet risk assessment and agreement between parents/carers and dietitian.
Due to reduced levels of physical activity in children with cerebral palsy or other neurodisabilities, there is a risk of tube-fed individuals becoming overweight or obese if their feed contains an excess of calories. Nestlé Health Science provide a nutritionally complete, lower energy formula, Peptamen® Junior 0.6, that can be used to overcome this problem. Peptamen® Junior 0.6 is a well tolerated, low-energy, peptide-based feed with fibre that has been shown to reduce gastrointestinal symptoms in children with neurological impairment.
