Ernæring til kreftsyke barn
Kreftpasienter blir lett underernærte, noe som gir dårligere prognose. Derfor bør man legge inn gastrostomi til de fleste barn med kreft.
Kreftpasienter blir lett underernærte, noe som gir dårligere prognose. Derfor bør man legge inn gastrostomi til de fleste barn med kreft.
Registered nurses and doctors should base their assessments of whether to stop parenteral nutrition on inter-disciplinary collaboration and competencies, with particular emphasis on experience-based knowledge.
Health personnel find that high-energy smoothies do not always have the intended effect. Some patients become obstipated or nauseous, and undernourished patients do not gain weight.
Weight measurement provides an indication of the well-being, nutrition and health of children and adolescents. It is therefore important that the scale that is used provides precise measurements.
I Bergen gikk sykehus og høyskole sammen om å bedre ernæringen til syke barn.
The infection control measures may have impacted negatively on the breastfeeding assistance provided for first-time mothers in postnatal facilities. There was also a greater reliance on breast-milk substitutes than normal.
Fatigue, dry mouth and loss of appetite are the most distressing symptoms, according to a screening with the ESAS tool.
Most community-dwelling older adults had a high function level. However, those with mild cognitive impairment had a significantly poorer grip strength and slower walking speed, and had taken fewer steps.
Too many patients had hypothermia both on admission, and one hour after admission, to a postoperative intensive care unit. Elderly patients and those who had undergone laparoscopic surgery were particularly at risk.
Studien viser at nærmeste pårørende til pasienter med lungekreft i palliativ fase bekymrer seg for vekttapet hos disse pasientene og forsøker å motarbeide det, på tross av at det er irreversibelt.