Nutrition support teams in social care institutions

Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a complex eating disorder associated with a high morbidity and mortality, however, there is a lack of dedicated training for healthcare professionals outside of mental health specialities. There has been a reported increase in acute admissions of patients with AN, which may have been precipitated by the isolation and loss of support networks created by the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this review is to highlight that AN can present with a wide variety of signs and symptoms relating to both the hollow and solid organs of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract some of which may even be life threatening. The overlap of symptoms with several other functional and organic GI diseases makes diagnosis challenging. Gastroenterologists and allied healthcare professionals need to be aware of the wide array of possible GI manifestations not only to help rationalise investigations but to also facilitate early involvement of the relevant multidisciplinary teams. Many of the GI manifestations of AN can be reversed with careful nutritional therapy under the guidance of nutrition support teams.

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Nutrition Support Teams—A 1983 Survey

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition ◽

10.1177/0148607185009003263 ◽

1985 ◽

Vol 9 (3) ◽

pp. 263-268 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Carol McCrann McShane ◽

Hazel M. Fox

Keyword(s):

Nutrition Support ◽

Support Teams

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PP150-MON STRUCTURE AND ORGANISATION OF NUTRITION SUPPORT TEAMS IN GERMANY, AUSTRIA AND SWITZERLAND IN 2012

Clinical Nutrition ◽

10.1016/s0261-5614(13)60461-6 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 32 ◽

pp. S178

Author(s):

S.V. Schwalm ◽

B. Herbst ◽

K. Schindler ◽

A. Sterchi ◽

E. Shang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Nutrition Support ◽

Support Teams

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Survey on structure and performance of nutrition-support teams in Germany

Clinical Nutrition ◽

10.1054/clnu.2002.0551 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 21 (4) ◽

pp. 329-335 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

METIN SENKAL ◽

ARNO DORMANN ◽

PETER STEHLE ◽

EDWARD SHANG ◽

ULRICH SUCHNER

Keyword(s):

Nutrition Support ◽

Support Teams ◽

And Performance

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Nutrition support teams

10.1093/med/9780198569862.003.0009 ◽

2011 ◽

Author(s):

R. Mark Beattie ◽

Anil Dhawan ◽

John W.L. Puntis

Keyword(s):

Nutritional Support ◽

Considerable Increase ◽

Nutritional Intervention ◽

Nutrition Support ◽

Team Approach ◽

Support Teams ◽

Multidisciplinary Team Approach ◽

Core Composition ◽

Chronic Disorders ◽

Hospital Inpatients

Malnutrition 68Suggested core composition of the NST 69Roles of the NST 69There has been a considerable increase in the use of intensive nutritional support (both parenteral and enteral) in the management of children with chronic disorders. In addition, awareness of overt or potential malnutrition among hospital inpatients has increased. The identification of those with (or at risk from) malnutrition, and provision of effective nutritional intervention requires a multidisciplinary team approach since the skills required to deal with the details of assessment, prescription, administration, and monitoring of treatment frequently fall outside the remit of a single practitioner....

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