A National Observational Study of the Prevalence and Use of Enteral Tube Feeding, Parenteral Nutrition and Intravenous Glucose in Cancer Patients Enrolled in Specialized Palliative Care

The use of artificial nutrition remains controversial for cancer patients in palliative care, and its prevalence is largely unknown. We therefore conducted a national study to investigate the prevalence, indications for, and perceived benefit of enteral/parenteral nutrition and intravenous glucose i...

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Autores principales: Orrevall, Ylva, Tishelman, Carol, Permert, Johan, Lundström, Staffan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3571648/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23340317
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu5010267

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3571648/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23340317
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu5010267

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