Surgery for Cerebral Stroke
Online ISSN : 1880-4683
Print ISSN : 0914-5508
ISSN-L : 0914-5508
Special Report
Improvement of Nutrition and QOL for Stroke Patients
Chie MIHARAKanji YAMANESaori ISHINOKAMINaomi HASHIMOTOMasahiro NISHIDAHiromasa TOHJI
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Keywords: stroke, nutrition, dysphagia, PEG
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2005 Volume 33 Issue 5 Pages 323-329

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Abstract

One of the most important problems for stroke patients is nutritional management. Malnutrition results in poor prognosis with many complications. Many patients with consciousness disturbance and dysphagia undergo enteral nutrition. PEG facilitates a smooth rehabilitation and increases QOL.

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© 2005 by The Japanese Society on Surgery for Cerebral Stroke
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