Parenteral nutrition offers no benefit over oral supplementation in malnourished hemodialysis patients.

Ikizler, T Alp

Parenteral nutrition offers no benefit over oral supplementation in malnourished hemodialysis patients. [electronic resource] - Nature clinical practice. Nephrology Feb 2008 - 76-7 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial

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10.1038/ncpneph0675 doi


Administration, Oral
Adult
Aged
Confidence Intervals
Dietary Proteins--administration & dosage
Dietary Supplements
Education, Medical, Continuing
Energy Metabolism--physiology
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Kidney Failure, Chronic--diagnosis
Male
Middle Aged
Multivariate Analysis
Nutritional Support--methods
Parenteral Nutrition--methods
Probability
Prospective Studies
Protein-Energy Malnutrition--etiology
Renal Dialysis--adverse effects
Risk Assessment
Sensitivity and Specificity
Severity of Illness Index
Survival Rate
Treatment Outcome
Weight Gain