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Nasogastric tube feeding in line with new dietetic guidelines for the treatment of anorexia nervosa in a specialist children and adolescent inpatient unit: a case series.

P FalcoskiU PhilpotJ TanL D HudsonSarah J Fuller
Published in: Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association (2020)
The decision to feed a patient against their will is never an easy one. Sadly, there have been some recent high-profile deaths of adult patients on medical wards where treatment opinion was not considered, and the patient received no or minimal nutrition when awaiting specialist treatment. Dietetic guidelines have been published to help inform clinicians for whom feeding under restraint may be out of the scope of their daily practice. This case series highlights clinical scenarios that illustrate the utility of the guidelines, which we hope will support clinicians when making, potentially lifesaving decisions in children and young people.
Keyphrases
  • palliative care
  • young adults
  • healthcare
  • anorexia nervosa
  • physical activity
  • primary care
  • case report
  • clinical practice
  • randomized controlled trial
  • systematic review
  • decision making
  • smoking cessation