Abstract
Malnutrition is very common in patients with head and neck cancer. The aims of this study were to evaluate the impact of home enteral nutrition on nutritional status and to review the indication for percutaneous fluoroscopic gastrostomy in 50 palliative patients with head and neck cancer. Karnofsky performance status as well as anthropometric and biochemical nutritional indicators were recorded at admission and after 3 months. Patients were divided into 3 groups according to their baseline Karnofsky score and the survival times of these groups were compared. In patients surviving more than 3 months, anthropometric and biochemical nutritional indicators were significantly improved. Survival was significantly shorter in patients with a baseline Karnofsky score
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 143-147 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Nutritional Therapy and Metabolism |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 2010 |
Keywords
- Enteral nutrition
- Head and neck cancer
- Karnofsky performance status
- Palliative patients
- Percutaneous fluoroscopic gastrostomy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
- Nutrition and Dietetics