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The most appropriate route for administration of nutrition to a patient who is comatose for a long period after and automobile accident is

A
Nasogastric tube feeding
B
Gastrotomy tube feeding
C
Jejunostomy feeding
D
Central venous hyperalimentation
High-Yield Explanation
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

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