CLINICAL USE OF METAL AND PLASTIC CALIPERS FOR NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT OF PATIENTS UNDER LONG-TERM ENTERAL FEEDING THROUGH ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY. | Zendy

Ana Teresa Barata | Zendy; Gonçalo Nunes | Zendy; Carla Adriana Santos | Zendy; Jorge Fonseca | Zendy

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CLINICAL USE OF METAL AND PLASTIC CALIPERS FOR NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT OF PATIENTS UNDER LONG-TERM ENTERAL FEEDING THROUGH ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY.

Author(s) -

Ana Teresa Barata,

Gonçalo Nunes,

Carla Adriana Santos,

Jorge Fonseca

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

nutrición hospitalaria

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.31

H-Index - 53

eISSN - 1699-5198

pISSN - 0212-1611

DOI - 10.20960/nh.1069

Subject(s) - calipers , medicine , anthropometry , surgery , optics , physics

Endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) fed patients, including those with neurologic disorders (ND) or head and neck cancer (HNC) present high malnutrition risk and speech difficulties. Teams taking care of these patients need to rely on anthropometric data. Skinfold thickness (TSF) is used to assess nutritional status, but the use of heavy, large and expensive metal calipers may become a limitation. This study aimed to compare and correlate TSF measurements using a metal caliper and a plastic caliper in PEG fed patients.

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