Artificial nutrition support in hospital: indications and complications
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Artificial nutrition support in hospital: indications and complications.
Malnutrition, both as a cause and consequence of disease, affects 10–50% of patients admitted to hospital. Malnourished patients have higher mortality rates and increased incidence of complications, with delayed recovery from illness during and after hospital stay. The care of malnourished patients should involve a multidisciplinary approach but doctors have the overall responsibility to identi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Medicine
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1470-2118,1473-4893
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.6-5-457