Community nutrition support for discharged patients
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1671-7368.2019.02.021
- VernacularTitle:住院患者营养支持及其对社区应用的启发
- Author:
Zhiyun ZHAO
1
;
Yongdong WU
Author Information
1. 北京医院门诊部 国家老年医学中心 100730
- Keywords:
Nutritional support;
Community health services
- From:
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners
2019;18(2):187-189
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
It is important to find the patients with malnutrition or at risk of malnutrition,so that the appropriate nutrition support would be given in time.The nutritional status of inpatients isexamined by various nutrition assessment methods and laboratory indexes.If necessary,when the patient sare discharged the home enteral nutrition therapy should be given under the supervision of community doctors and nurses following the established nutrition support program.With this program the nutritional status can be further improved,the disease recovery and quality of life can be promoted,as well as the economical burden of patients can be reduced.
