Why malnutrition is an issue for more than half of patients in intensive care
- Written by Lynsey Sutton, Teaching Fellow/Clinical nurse specialist, Victoria University of Wellington
Following a serious illness, many patients don't eat enough to help them recover well.from www.shutterstock.com, CC BY-ND
We’ve known for a long time that certain patients in the intensive care unit recover faster and have better clinical outcomes if they receive enough nutrition.
Often, critically ill patients require tube feeding in order to...
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