Guidelines for parenteral and enteral nutrition support in geriatric patients in China.

The 17th congress of parenteral and enteral Nutrition society of Asia (PENSA) and the first symposium on fasting and health, 6th-8th December 2016, Tehran, Iran

The 17th Congress of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Society of Asia (PENSA 2016) and the first Symposium on Fasting and Health will be held on 6th to 8th December 2016 at Olympic Hotel, Tehran, Iran. The congress is hosted by Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Semnan University of Medical Sciences and Scientific Committee of Iranian Nutrition Society. This congress is organized with the p...

Efficacy of commercial formulas in comparison with home-made formulas for enteral feeding: A critical review

Background: In several disease conditions, patients must inevitably be nourished by enteral feeding (EF). Though in many countries, commercial formulas are routinely used for EF, in Iran still home-made formulas are commonly employed as commercial formulas are not covered by insurance. This may pose patients to malnutrition and bring about further costs.  The aim of this study was to evalu...

A.S.P.E.N. clinical guidelines: nutrition support of hospitalized pediatric patients with obesity.

Guidelines for the use of parenteral and enteral nutrition in adult and pediatric patients.

Validation of the Canadian clinical practice guidelines for nutrition support in mechanically ventilated, critically ill adult patients: results of a prospective observational study.

OBJECTIVE Recently, evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for the provision of nutrition support in the critical care setting have been developed. To validate these guidelines, we hypothesized that intensive care units whose practice, on average, was more consistent with the guidelines would have greater success in providing enteral nutrition. DESIGN Prospective observational study. S...