Nutritional Status and Quality of Life in Hospitalised Cancer Patients Who Develop Intestinal Failure and Require Parenteral Nutrition: An Observational Study

Nutritional Status and Quality of Life in Hospitalised Cancer Patients Who Develop Intestinal Failure and Require Parenteral Nutrition: An Observational Study

(1) Background: Malnutrition in cancer patients impacts quality of life (QoL) and performance status (PS). When oral/enteral nutrition is not possible and patients develop intestinal failure, parenteral nutrition (PN) is indicated. Our aim was to assess nutritional status, QoL, and PS in hospitalise...

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Main Authors: Marina Plyta, Pinal S. Patel, Konstantinos C. Fragkos, Tomoko Kumagai, Shameer Mehta, Farooq Rahman, Simona Di Caro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-08-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
nutrition
quality of life
advanced cancer
oncology
parenteral nutrition
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/12/8/2357

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