Tube feeding in patients with advanced dementia: a review of the evidence
TE Finucane, C Christmas, K Travis - Jama, 1999 - jamanetwork.com
Patients with advanced dementia frequently develop eating difficulties and weight loss.
Enteral feeding tubes are often used in this situation, yet benefits and risks of this therapy
are unclear. We searched MEDLINE, 1966 through March 1999, to identify data about
whether tube feeding in patients with advanced dementia can prevent aspiration
pneumonia, prolong survival, reduce the risk of pressure sores or infections, improve
function, or provide palliation. We found no published randomized trials that compare tube …
Enteral feeding tubes are often used in this situation, yet benefits and risks of this therapy
are unclear. We searched MEDLINE, 1966 through March 1999, to identify data about
whether tube feeding in patients with advanced dementia can prevent aspiration
pneumonia, prolong survival, reduce the risk of pressure sores or infections, improve
function, or provide palliation. We found no published randomized trials that compare tube …
Tube Feeding in Patients with Advanced Dementia: A Review of the Evidence
DZ Bliss - Nutrition in Clinical Practice, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Patients with advanced dementia frequently develop eating difficulties and weight loss.
Enteral feeding tubes are often used in this situation, yet benefits and risks of this therapy
are unclear. We searched MEDLINE, 1966 through March 1999, to identify data about
whether tube feeding in patients with advanced dementia can prevent aspiration
pneumonia, prolong survival, reduce the risk of pressure sores or infections, improve
function, or provide palliation. We found no published randomized trials that compare tube …
Enteral feeding tubes are often used in this situation, yet benefits and risks of this therapy
are unclear. We searched MEDLINE, 1966 through March 1999, to identify data about
whether tube feeding in patients with advanced dementia can prevent aspiration
pneumonia, prolong survival, reduce the risk of pressure sores or infections, improve
function, or provide palliation. We found no published randomized trials that compare tube …
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