The prognosis of elderly patients who have lost the ability to receive oral intake and are treated with peripheral solution

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 821-

  Komiya, Kosaku ^a,b   Ishii, Hiroshi ^a   Kadota, Jun Ichi ^a  

^a OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Tenshindo Hetsugi Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; DIETARY INTAKE; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEEDING DISORDER; HUMAN; ICD-10; INFUSION; LETTER; MECHANICAL VENTILATOR; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL TIME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; ENTERAL NUTRITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PNEUMONIA, ASPIRATION; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84880815204     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2012.0631     Document Type: Letter

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