Does looped nasogastric tube feeding improve nutritional delivery for patients with dysphagia after acute stroke? A randomised controlled trial

Age and Ageing

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 624-630

  Beavan, Jessica ^a   Conroy, Simon Paul ^b   Harwood, Rowan ^c   Gladman, John R F ^d   Leonardi Bee, Jo ^d   Sach, Tracey ^e   Bowling, Tim ^f   Sunman, Wayne ^d   Gaynor, Catherine ^c  

^a ROYAL DERBY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^f QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dysphagia; Elderly; Enteral feeding; Nasogastric tube feeding; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DYSPHAGIA; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NOSE FEEDING; NOSE INJURY; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; NUTRITIONAL TOLERANCE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESIDENTIAL CARE; STROKE; TREATMENT FAILURE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BANDAGES; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; ENTERAL NUTRITION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NUTRITION DISORDERS; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77955949832     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afq088     Document Type: Article

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