Protocol for a randomized controlled trial of early prophylactic feeding via gastrostomy versus standard care in high risk patients with head and neck cancer

BACKGROUND: Patients with head and neck cancer are at high risk of malnutrition and dysphagia. Enteral tube feeding via a gastrostomy or nasogastric tube is often required in response to dysphagia, odynophagia or side effects of treatment that lead to dehydration and/or weight-loss. A recent systema...

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Autores principales: Brown, Teresa, Banks, Merrilyn, Hughes, Brett, Kenny, Lizbeth, Lin, Charles, Bauer, Judith
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
Materias:
Study Protocol
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4083037/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25002833
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6955-13-17

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4083037/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25002833
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6955-13-17

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