The most appropriate route for administration of nutrition to a patient who is comatose for a long period after and automobile accident is
The principal indication for a jejunostomy is as an additional procedure during major surgery of the upper digestive tract, where irrespective of the pathology or surgical procedures of the esophagus, stomach, duodenum, pancreas, liver, and biliary tracts, comatose patient , nutrition can be infused at the level of the jejunum Ref Davidson 23rd edition pg 344
Nasogastric tube feeding
Gastrotomy tube feeding
Jejunostomy feeding
Central venous hyperalimentation
Fluid and electrolytes