Nasogastric Feeding Tube/Dobhoff Placement: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Management of Malnutrition During Radiation Therapy in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer

Background Radiation therapy (RT)-associated oral mucositis, xerostomia, thick mucoid saliva, nausea/vomiting, and loss of taste may result in significantly compromised oral intake in patients undergoing treatment for head and neck cancers (HNC). Feeding tube placement allows patients to receive ent...

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Autores principales: Coke, Alex, Gilbert, Marissa, Hill, Sue, Siddiqui, Farzan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
Ophthalmology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9186100/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35698672
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.24905

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9186100/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35698672
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.24905

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