Enteral diet therapy: use of the Lean Healthcare philosophy in process improvement.

Objective: To identify the nonconformities of the enteral diet therapy process.

Method: Exploratory case study, using as a theoretical framework the philosophy of Lean Healthcare in an inpatient unit of a large hospital in Minas Gerais State. The sample consisted of 19 professionals from the multidisciplinary team involved in the enteral nutritional therapy process and the unit's documentary sample.