Open AccessQuality and safety in clinical nutrition
Author(s) -
Julia Álvarez Hernández,
Mariola Sirvent-Ochando,
Lorena Arribas Hortigüela
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
nutrición hospitalaria
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1699-5198
pISSN - 0212-1611
DOI - 10.20960/nh.04067
Subject(s) - medicine , gerontology
Clinical nutrition and food provision in a hospital environment must be regulated by quality management programs that ensure maximum clinical benefit and maximum patient safety. This article gives an overview of quality management in clinical nutrition and hospital feeding. Likewise, keys and critical points to be taken into account in all the processes and threads that are carried out during specialized nutritional support and alimentation of patients are analyzed.