Outcome of long-term enteral feeding.
In the past two decades, many technical advances have made tube enteral feeding much more comfortable and acceptable to patients and their families. This has greatly expanded the use of this therapy, both in clinical conditions where it was traditionally prescribed and in many other diagnoses. This expanded use raises important questions about how much enteral nutrition is being used, the medical outcome in different clinical conditions, and the quality of life experienced by long-term therapy users. This article addresses these outcome issues for patients in the nonhospital setting.
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Department of Medicine, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY 12208, USA.
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