Publications by authors named "Ashish R Bhootra"
J Assoc Physicians India
March 2020
Article Synopsis
- Refeeding syndrome can occur in various populations, including bariatric surgery patients, those with cancer, individuals with eating disorders, and people who have fasted for extended periods.
- This syndrome can lead to serious complications like severe morbidity or mortality if refeeding is not managed carefully, due to imbalances in electrolytes and nutrients.
- The case presented involves an individual who fasted for 51 days and then experienced refeeding syndrome and Wernicke's encephalopathy just four days into a liquid diet.
