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Introducción.- La Desnutrición es frecuente en pacientes oncológicos, por esta razón el soporte nutricional durante el tratamiento produce una respuesta favorable y disminuye las complicaciones. El objetivo de la investigación fue determinar si la suplementación o Palabras Claves: Suplementación oral, desnutrición. |
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Introduction.- Malnutrition is common in cancer patients, therefore nutritional support during tratment produces a favorable response and reduces complications.
The objective of this research was to determine whether oral supplementation administered in fractions to a first group of 30 patients at risk or malnourished, could improve nutritional status, compared with a second group of 30 patients who received supplementation administered completely.
Material and Methods.- Descriptive study i which we determined the nutritional status of outpatients at the Clinical Nutrition Service - Guayaquil SOLCA fron february to July 2010 oral supplementing them with polymerec formulas. For data evaluation software was used Excel and Chi square test.
Results.- We evaluated 60 cancer patients, whose average age was 65.7 years old, accounted for 51% male and 49% female. Stomach cancer was more frequent in 25% of cases. 43.3 % of all patients for risk of malnutrition, 21.6 % second - degree malnutrition, 21.6% second - degree malnutrition.
the administration of the supplement in installments improved their nutritional status, 23 (76.7%) of patients in the first group versus 12 (40%), the second group, with associated p value of 0.002 was satistically significant.
Conclusion.- Positive impact on patients in the group receiving oral supplementation in fractions improving their nutritional status. In addition they showed a better tolerance to the formula given.
Keywords.- Oral supplementation, malnutrition. |
Autor(es) : Dra. Dolores Rodr�guez Veintimilla, Dra. Marisol Maldonado Villavicencio, Lcda. Sandra Herrera Mor�n,
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