Home parenteral nutrition during palliative care: little benefit

BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2019 Dec;9(4):e38. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2018-001736. Epub 2019 Apr 11.

Authors

Jane Fletcher¹, Diane Woodham², Merceline Dera², Sheldon C Cooper³

Affiliations

¹ Nutrition Nurses, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK jane.fletcher@uhb.nhs.uk.
² Nutrition Nurses, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK.
³ Gastroenterology, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK.

PMID: 30975714
DOI: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2018-001736

No abstract available

Keywords: gastrointestinal (lower); gastrointestinal (upper); home care; supportive care.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing*
Humans
Intestinal Obstruction*
Palliative Care
Parenteral Nutrition, Home*