7 week ago - Translate

https://www.selleckchem.com/pr....oducts/cucurbitacin-
In Japan, many patients who cannot consume food orally are managed using external tube feeding over long periods. Although helpful in nutritional management, tube feeding significantly reduces a patient's quality of life. We examined the factors that affected the transition from tube to oral feeding in elderly people. Single-center, retrospective, pilot study conducted from January 1, 2018 to December 28, 2019. We recruited patients who attempted to return to oral intake following tube feeding for 12 months at Miyama Hospital