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R I Med J (2013)
October 2020
Department of Family Medicine, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI.
JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr
November 2016
HomeMed Home Care Service, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
Nutr Clin Pract
June 2016
Feinberg School of Medicine, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital, Chicago, Illinois.
A practice gap exists between published guidelines and recommendations and actual clinical practice with life-sustaining treatments not always being based on the patient's wishes, including the provision of nutrition support therapies. Closing this gap requires an interdisciplinary approach that can be enhanced by incorporating basic palliative care concepts into nutrition support practice. In the fast-paced process of providing timely and effective medical treatments, communication often suffers and decision making is not always reflective of the patient's quality-of-life goals.
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