Feasibility, acceptability of enteral tube feeding and self-insertion of a nasogastric tube in the nutritional management of digestive cancers, impact on quality of life.
Clin Nutr
; 39(6): 1785-1792, 2020 06.
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No study has evaluated the feasibility of enteral tube feeding (ETF) in undernourished patients with newly diagnosed gastrointestinal (GI) cancer. OBJECTIVES: Evaluate the acceptability of ETF in patients unable to increase their dietary intake and with a weight loss >10% or albuminemia <30 g/L or BMI <18.5 before surgery, or a weight loss >5% during chemotherapy. The feasibility of self-insertion of a nasogastric tube was also assessed. RESULTS: A total of 308 patients were nutritionally screened during a one-year period. ETF was indicated in 123 cases. Overall acceptability was 78.9% and was higher when weight loss was >10% (p < 0.0001) and before surgery (p < 0.0001), lower during chemotherapy (p < 0.0001), while not influenced by dietary intake or location of the cancer. Forty patients managed a daily self-insertion of the feeding tube (45.5%) and 48 had a nasogastric tube maintained in place. All Quality of Life (QoL) parameters were significantly improved, notably physical role functioning (+20.9% ± 24.0, p < 0.005) and mental health (+21.0% ± 17.7 p < 0.005). CONCLUSION: According to the present algorithm, ETF was indicated in 39.9% of cases and accepted in 78.9% of newly diagnosed patients with primary GI cancer while improving QoL. This study strengthens the place of self-insertion of feeding tubes in clinical practise.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Calidad de Vida
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Autocuidado
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Aceptación de la Atención de Salud
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Nutrición Enteral
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Desnutrición
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Neoplasias del Sistema Digestivo
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Intubación Gastrointestinal
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Patient_preference
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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En
Revista:
Clin Nutr
Año:
2020
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Article
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Reino Unido