Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9073427 | Nutrition Clinique et Métabolisme | 2005 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Which professions fight for the malnutrition? Which professions involve the care of oral supplementation at home? Official rules are defined by. One French official publication presents a short list which allows only certain malnutrition patients use oral supplements. I hope in the future most of the malnutrition patients can benefit from the oral supplements. And at the same time, no nutritional assessment by a dietician is recommended for malnutrition patients. Where can we find dieticians facilitate optimal patient feeding? We can find them in an out patient consultation at hospital, or in a home care visit by a private dietician. In an other hand, the official rules consider that a tube feeding at home needs to obtain a nutritional status assessment. This study indicates that in order to prevent and reduce malnutrition, it is important and essential to have a dietician participate.
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Authors
Virginie Masdoua,