Is there a role for parenteral nutrition or hydration at the end of life?

Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 365-370

  Dev, Rony ^a   Dalal, Shalini ^a   Bruera, Eduardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial hydration; Artificial nutrition; Palliative care; Parenteral nutrition; Terminal illness

Indexed keywords

CACHEXIA; DECISION MAKING; DEHYDRATION; FLUID THERAPY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE;

CACHEXIA; DECISION MAKING; DEHYDRATION; FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84869832577     PISSN: 17514258     EISSN: 17514266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SPC.0b013e328356ab4a     Document Type: Review

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