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Showing 1 to 20 of 40 for “"nutritional support"”.
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Nutritional Support of the Critically Ill Pediatric Patient : Foundations and Controversies
Critically ill children require nutritional support that will give them nutritional and non-nutritional support to successfully deal with their disease. In the past few years, we have been able to better understand the pathophysiology of critical illness, which has made possible the establishment …
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INTEGRATION OF NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT IN ORTHOPEDICS: DIETARY AND NUTRITIONAL ASPECTS OF SURGICAL PATIENTS
The nutritional support in orthopedic surgery is an unclear idea to date. In these years, the goal of this project has been to clarify what is meant by nutritional support in patients undergoing hip or knee replacement and spine surgery, demonstrating its value in relation to the perioperative …
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Nutritional support for the terminally ill patient: attitudes and ethics education of dietitians
… regarding ethical dilemmas surrounding nutritional support for terminally ill patients. In addition, the methods and adequacy of ethics training received in dietetics education and in supervised experience programs, such as the Approved Preprofessional Practice Program (AP4), Coordinated …
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Malnutrition screening and nutritional support in cancer care : dietetic challenges and the role of multidisciplinary collaboration
… to explore the opportunities to improve dietetic support during cancer treatments. Methods: A scoping review was conducted to investigate what is currently known regarding the barriers to late and missed dietetic referrals of cancer patients. A multi-centre audit and a case report were then …
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Disease-related malnutrition: Energy balance, body composition and functional capacity in patients on oral nutritional support after major upper gastrointestinal surgery.
… although the procedure may negatively impact nutritional status. The aim of this thesis was to investigate energy balance, body composition and functional capacity during the first year but also long time after major upper gastrointestinal (MUGI) surgery in two groups of patient on oral …
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The effect of severe malnutrition, and subsequent re-feeding on digestive function in human subjects, with special reference to gastric acid and pancreatic enzyme secretion, and protein synthesis
… studies before, and after a period of intensive nutritional support.
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The effect of severe malnutrition, and subsequent re-feeding on digestive function in human subjects, with special reference to gastric acid and pancreatic enzyme secretion, and protein synthesis
… studies before, and after a period of intensive nutritional support.
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Regulation and Pharmaceutical Intervention of Appetite in South American Camelids
… In veterinary patients, provision of adequate nutritional support is positively associated with hospital discharge. Options for providing nutritional support to camelids are limited and clinically challenging. Forced enteral feeding is stressful and may potentiate cortisol-induced lipolysis. …
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Differential BCAA Metabolism in Tissues of Tumor-Bearing Mice: A Path to Understanding Cancer Cachexia
… by muscle and fat loss, often resistant to nutritional support. While branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) stimulate muscle protein synthesis, BCAA-targeted therapies have shown inconsistent results. In this study, a C26 colon cancer mouse model was used to examine how tumor burden alters BCAA …
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Development and Implementation of a Sustainable Monitoring and Evaluation Protocol for a Malnutrition Rehabilitation Program in a Resource-Limited Setting
… to combat these risk factors and improve the nutritional status of local children. This program provides direct nutritional support to at-risk children in a safe environment and nutritional education programs to their caregivers. Since its inception in 2009, El Comedor has lacked a sustainable …
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Opinions of registered dietitians on the withholding and withdrawing of food and fluid in the terminally ill
… regarding the withholding and withdrawing of nutritional support in terminally ill patients. In addition, the role of the dietitian in feeding the terminally ill individual was researched. A mailed questionnaire was sent to 414 registered dietitians employed by the Marriott Corporation with at …
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Audit of the quality and cost of acute inpatient stroke care in the general medical wards at Groote Schuur Hospital
… who were mobilised early (P = 0.002). Early nutritional support was beneficial in reducing the incidence of acute kidney injury (P < 0.001). The median LOS was significantly prolonged by delaying speech therapy (P < 0.001), nutritional support (P < 0.01), physiotherapy (P < 0.01) and …
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Contribution à l’optimalisation du support nutritionnel et de la croissance des prématurés de très faible poids à la naissance
… low birth weight (VLBW) infants. Insufficient nutritional support during the first weeks of life is responsible of major cumulative protein and energy deficit that has been considered as malnutrition. VLBW infants are frequently described small-for-gestational age (SGA) at discharge. The …
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FATTY ACIDS IN PHYSIOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY: FOCUS ON ALPHA-LINOLENIC ACID (ALA) AND PUFAS
… differences in lipid metabolism and varying nutritional strategies across studies. Special attention is given to sensitive populations, such as children, the elderly, pregnant women, and those with neuropsychiatric conditions, where the omega-6/omeha-3 balance proves particularly crucial. The …
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Characterizing PDK4 and PKC-Theta in Pancreatic Cancer and Cachexia
… wasting syndrome that cannot be reversed by nutritional support. It affects most patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) and is believed to cause 20% of cancer-associated deaths. Cachectic patients exhibit both metabolic abnormalities and systemic inflammation. Pyruvate …
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Implantação do setor de farmácia clínica de um hospital oncológico do estado da Paraíba: elaboração de um protocolo para administração de medicamentos por sondas de nutrição enteral.
… administration, w hich can compromise both the nutritional support, as the effectiveness of drug therapy.
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Drug delivery during breastfeeding: investigations of formulations and clinical feasibility
At an age when breastfeeding is the optimal nutritional support for infants, oral drug delivery can be challenging. In the past, the concept of drug delivery during breastfeeding was developed as a means to address challenges in low-income countries by facilitating administration using solid dosage …
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Nutritional status of adult patients with Crohn's disease receiving total parenteral nutrition in the home vs. in the hospital
… has not demonstrated thoroughly change in nutritional status associated with TPN given over a long period of time to patients with singular disease entities such as Crohn's disease. Therefore, this study was undertaken. Two groups of patients were obtained: a sample of five hospitalized …
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Accessing health care in impoverished communities: The experiences of women living with hypertension and related conditions in the townships of Kwatsaduza, Gauteng province
… Projects, an NGO that provides psychosocial and nutritional support to women living with hypertension and other health conditions. A qualitative research design and purposive sampling technique were implemented to recruit participants using the services of the organisation. Semi-structured …
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