TY - JOUR T1 - Abdominal massage may decrease gastric residual volumes and abdominal circumference in critically ill patients JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 76 LP - 76 DO - 10.1136/eb-2015-102093 VL - 19 IS - 3 AU - Malissa Warren Y1 - 2016/07/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/19/3/76.abstract N2 - Commentary on: Kahraman BB, Ozdemir L. The impact of abdominal massage administered to intubated and enterally fed patients on the development of ventilator-associated pneumonia: a randomized controlled study. Int J Nurs Stud 2015;52:519–24.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedAbdominal massage may decrease gastric residual volumes (GRVs) and abdominal circumference over time in a select medicine critical care unit population.Research and standardisation for the practice of abdominal massage may provide clinicians additional tools for improving overall gastrointestinal (GI) function and feeding in the critically ill.Bowel dysfunction is common in the critically ill, affecting up to 50% of patients.1 Although early enteral feeding is a primary recommendation for mechanically ventilated critically ill patients it may also be considered a risk factor for aspiration … ER -