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Refeeding Syndrome: A Literature Review

Refeeding syndrome (RFS) describes the biochemical changes, clinical manifestations, and complications that can occur as a consequence of feeding a malnourished catabolic individual. RFS has been recognised in the literature for over fifty years and can result in serious harm and death. Crude estima...

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Autores principales: Khan, L. U. R., Ahmed, J., Khan, S., MacFie, J.
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2945646/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20886063
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/410971
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Ahmed, J.
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MacFie, J.
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description Refeeding syndrome (RFS) describes the biochemical changes, clinical manifestations, and complications that can occur as a consequence of feeding a malnourished catabolic individual. RFS has been recognised in the literature for over fifty years and can result in serious harm and death. Crude estimates of incidence, morbidity, and mortality are available for specific populations. RFS can occur in any individual but more commonly occurs in at-risk populations. Increased awareness amongst healthcare professionals is likely to reduce morbidity and mortality. This review examines the physiology of RFS and describes the clinical manifestations. A management strategy is described. The importance of a multidisciplinary approach is emphasized.
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spelling pubmed-29456462010-09-30 Refeeding Syndrome: A Literature Review Khan, L. U. R. Ahmed, J. Khan, S. MacFie, J. Gastroenterol Res Pract Review Article Refeeding syndrome (RFS) describes the biochemical changes, clinical manifestations, and complications that can occur as a consequence of feeding a malnourished catabolic individual. RFS has been recognised in the literature for over fifty years and can result in serious harm and death. Crude estimates of incidence, morbidity, and mortality are available for specific populations. RFS can occur in any individual but more commonly occurs in at-risk populations. Increased awareness amongst healthcare professionals is likely to reduce morbidity and mortality. This review examines the physiology of RFS and describes the clinical manifestations. A management strategy is described. The importance of a multidisciplinary approach is emphasized. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2011 2010-08-25 /pmc/articles/PMC2945646/ /pubmed/20886063 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/410971 Text en Copyright © 2011 L. U. R. Khan et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Khan, L. U. R.
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MacFie, J.
Refeeding Syndrome: A Literature Review
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2945646/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20886063
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/410971
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