The analysis of clinical outcomes and the ethical aspects in tube feeding decision;La valutazione degli outcomes e le implicazioni etiche e gestionali nella nutrizione enterale

Giornale di Gerontologia

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 145-152

  Attanasio, Alessandro ^a   Bedin, M ^a   Mantineo, G ^a   Stocco, S ^a   Tagliapietra, M ^a   Cecchetto, G ^a   Vecchiato, E ^a  

^a Azienda ULSS 8   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adverse effects; Dementia; Medical ethics; Mortality; Tube feeding

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; DIARRHEA; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC CARE; HEART ARREST; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ITALY; JEJUNOSTOMY; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORTALITY; NOSE FEEDING; NURSING HOME; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33750609041     PISSN: 00170305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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