ACG clinical guideline: Nutrition therapy in the adult hospitalized patient

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 315-334

  McClave, Stephen A ^a   Dibaise, John K ^b   Mullin, Gerard E ^c   Martindale, Robert G ^d  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APACHE; ARTICLE; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; BODY MASS; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENDOSCOPIST; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENTERIC FEEDING; GASTROENTEROLOGIST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; JEJUNOSTOMY; NOSE FEEDING; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ORGAN DYSFUNCTION SCORE; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY; POPULATION RISK; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TERMINAL CARE; DIGESTIVE TRACT INTUBATION; ELEMENTAL DIET; GASTROSTOMY; HOSPITALIZATION; PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; ENTERAL NUTRITION; FOOD, FORMULATED; GASTROSTOMY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RISK ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 84960194539     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2016.28     Document Type: Article

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