[Relevance of specialized nutritional support in the statements of advance directives. A specialty hospital experience].

Introduction: The Statement of Advance Directives (SAD) is a written document that contains the preferences for health care and treatments desired to receive when the capacity to express is lost. Objective: To study the content of SAD registered in the office of Register of Advance Directives of the Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar regarding Specialized Nutritional Support (SNS) and hydration in the period from November 2013 to December 2015. Method:Cross-sectional study on the content of the SAD written in the form of Decree 59/2012.