Revista de gastroenterología de México
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Rev Gastroenterol Mex · Oct 1997
Comparative Study[Malnutrition and total parenteral nutrition: a cohort study to determine the incidence of refeeding syndrome].
The Refeeding Syndrome is conformed by a series of clinical manifestations related to electrolytic alterations associated with the restarting of the nutritive contribution both enteral and parenteral. ⋯ Refeeding Syndrome is a frequent entity in malnourished patients submitted to enteral or parenteral nutrition; at least in this study it was of 48%; its presence was followed by a longer hospital stay and a higher mortality rate.