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T1 Guidelines for nutrition support in the elderly
A1 Miján de la Torre, Alberto
A1 Mateo Silleras, Beatriz de
A1 Pérez García, Ana Julia
K1 Personas de edad - Alimentación
AB Nutritional support in the elderly not only co-operates in pharmacological treatmentbut also very often is a primary therapy for their health. The type of artificial nutrition(AN) to use will depend on the present illness and the previous health record. Due tothe fact that enteral feeding (EF) is less expensive and aggressive we should use EFwhenever possible, leaving parenteral nutrition (PN) for specific situations where EFshould not be used. AN, if properly prescribed, formulated, administered andmonitored, is safe as long as qualified personnel are trained in its use. Combined AN(oral, enteral and parenteral) allows a step-by-step improvement that could lead tofinal oral feeding. Finally, while it is true that age should not be considered inisolation as a contraindication for AN, we should be aware that, in final life stages,oral feeding can be the only satisfaction left for the elderly.
PB Cambridge University Press
SN 1368-9800
YR 2001
FD 2001
LK http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/11760
UL http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/11760
LA eng
NO Public Health Nutrition, 2001, 4(6A):1379-1384
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 16-jul-2024