title: The use of oral nutritional supplements in the acute care setting.
abstract: Oral nutritional supplements offer support to patients in acute care who are undernourished or at risk of malnutrition. Yet doubts remain over cost and compliance. Omorogieva Ojo, Senior Lecturer in Primary Care at University of Greenwich weighs up the evidence.
authors.affiliation: Senior Lecturer in Primary Care at University of Greenwich.
authors.forename: Omorogieva
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ojo
mesh_terms: D004044:Dietary Proteins; D005526:Food, Formulated / Q000191:economics; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000178:diet therapy*; D018529:Nutritional Support / Q000451:nursing*; D010349:Patient Compliance; D014812:Vitamin K
chemical_list: D004044:Dietary Proteins; C029401:Ensure Plus; C048418:Fresubin; D014812:Vitamin K