Nutrition support teams (NSTs) in the United States have had to justify their existence since
their inception in the 1970s. Concomitant with those efforts, changes in healthcare financing …

Titin is a giant protein that functions as a molecular spring in sarcomeres. Titin interconnects
the contraction of actin-containing thin filaments and myosin-containing thick filaments. Titin …

Background Intensive care unit (ICU) patients are at particular risk for malnutrition with major
impact for outcome and prognosis. Nutrition support teams (NST) have been proposed to …

Background Care of older adults requires comprehensive management and control of
systemic diseases, which can be effectively managed by family physicians. Complicated …

RESUMEN La Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) ha propuesto el paradigma de la
seguridad hospitalaria a los fines de reducir el riesgo de ocurrencia de complicaciones y …

Rational Critically ill surgical patients pose one of the greatest challenges in achieving
nutritional goals. Several published papers have demonstrated clear benefits when nutrition …

In this paper, the background, principles, and main contents of the rules for the examination
of production licenses of foods for special medical purposes are introduced. The contents …

Resumen La Federación Latinoamericana de Terapia Nutricional, Nutrición Clínica y
Metabolismo–FELANPE, fue fundada en el año 1988. Reúne a Sociedades y Asociaciones …

BACKGROUND: Malnutrition is a widespread problem in critically ill patients with
neurological disorders. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of a …

Background and objective: Permanent education is an important strategy to improve nurses'
knowledge and professional practice. This study assessed the improvement on the …