Novel blenderized foods produced with Base Rice for home gastrostomy nutrition – Clinical usefulness of Base Rice blenderized foods in neurologically handicapped pediatric and adult patients –

Abstract

Aim: It was aimed in this study to clarify the clinical usefulness of blenderized foods we developed with Base Rice in neurologically handicapped pediatric and adult patients.

Methods: Comparative analyses of BMI, serum albumin, and total calorie intake before and after the introduction of our blenderized foods were conducted in 28 handicapped patients. Questionnaire survey regarding the blenderized foods of patients’ gurdians was also performed.

Results: Total calorie intake and serum albumin increased significantly in 17 patients with and 10 without water-added blenderized foods, respectively. BMI did not change significantly. Stool appearance and emesis were improved in a subset of the patients. Questionnaire survey reported that the blenderized foods were satisfactory and effortless for most of the guardians.

Conclusion: Blenderized foods we developed with Base Rice were considered to be clinically useful in the gastrostomy feeding of neurologically handicapped pediatric and adult patients.