Nutrition in the last days of life.
Curr Opin Support Palliat Care
; 3(3): 195-202, 2009 Sep.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19528802
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To summarize current knowledge about nutritional aspects in the final stage of life, with emphasis on mechanisms and clinical diagnosis, ethical aspects and management. RECENT FINDINGS: The most recent advances on the subject include new mechanisms involved in the pathophysiology, use of therapeutic approach combined with n-3 fatty acids and the active intervention of the patient in decision making. SUMMARY: The nutritional deterioration in a patient who passes the last stages of his life constitutes a subject area to varied analysis and considerations. For this reason, there exist an increasing number of investigations, particularly in the areas of pathophysiology and of therapeutics. The aspects related to quality of life, cultural context and bioethics, add more complexity to the subject.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Assistência Terminal
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Estado Nutricional
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Apoio Nutricional
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Estimulantes do Apetite
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Doente Terminal
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Aspecto:
Ethics
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Patient_preference
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Curr Opin Support Palliat Care
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Argentina
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos