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                     Nutrition in Clinical Practice
                                                                             
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  Advocacy and Public Policy Special Report: Disease-Related Malnutrition and Enteral Nutrition Therapy:
                                      A Significant Problem With a Cost-Effective Solution
                                                                SAGE Publications
                                               Nutr Clin Pract published online 27 August 2010
                                                       DOI: 10.1177/0884533610378524
                                                                             
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                                 Nutr Clin Pract OnlineFirst, published on August 27, 2010 as doi:10.1177/0884533610378524 
            Adocacy and Pulic Policy Special Report                                                                  Nutrition in Clinical Practice
                                                                                                                               Volume XX Number X
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                    and  the  American  Society  for  Parenteral  and           eš­lorinƒ the benefit of nutrition thera­y for certain di‚-
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            „Enteral  Nutrition  †ASPEN‡  Public  Policy                   ea‚e‚ in the Medicare ­o­ulation  …n 200Ž a‚ a re‚ult of 
            ˆommittee and ‰oard of Širector‚ ha‹e de‹elo­ed the                 a re“uirement ‚et forth in the MedicareŽ Medicaid and 
            folloŒinƒ Œhite ­a­er to ­ro‹ide leƒi‚lator‚Ž reƒulator‚Ž           Sˆ–…P ‰enefit‚ …m­ro‹ement and Protection Act †‰…PA‡ 
            and  other  ‚ta‘eholder‚  Œith  a  ba‚ic  under‚tandinƒ  of         of 2000Ž the Secretary of –ealth and –uman Ser‹ice‚ 
            di‚ea‚e-related malnutrition and it‚ im­act on outcome‚Ž            ‚ubmitted a re­ort to ˆonƒre‚‚ on the u‚e of medical 
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            a‚ Œell a‚ an o‹er‹ieŒ of enteral nutrition thera­y and it‚         nutrition thera­y for ‚­ecific di‚ea‚e‚
            ­articular im­act on outcome‚ and co‚t „hi‚ Œor‘ i‚ not                 An em­ha‚i‚ on nutrition health i‚ Œarranted a‚ there 
            a  com­rehen‚i‹e  re‹ieŒ  of  the  literature  but  rather  a       are ‚eriou‚ con‚e“uence‚ of malnutrition Malnutrition 
            ba‚ic o‹er‹ieŒ of thi‚ im­ortant area                              may re‚ult in increa‚ed morbidityŽ ‚uch a‚ hiƒher infec-
                 Ši‚ea‚e-related malnutrition i‚ ­re‹alent in ’S ho‚-         tion rate‚” increa‚ed mortality” lonƒer lenƒth of ho‚­ital 
            ­ital‚Ž in lonƒ-term care facilitie‚Ž and in ­atient‚ Œith          ‚tay‚” hiƒher le‹el‚ of in‚titutionali•ation” and increa‚ed 
            chronic medical condition‚ li‹inƒ at home ˆon‚e“uence‚             co‚t‚ EN i‚ a nutrition ‚u­­ort modality u‚ed in certain 
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            of thi‚ malnutrition include increa‚ed morbidityŽ mortal-           ­atient‚ to increa‚e nutrition inta‘eŽ  thereby maintain-
            ityŽ and healthcare co‚t‚ Enteral nutrition †EN‡ thera­y           inƒ or im­ro‹inƒ nutrition health EN reduce‚ the neƒa-
            i‚ feedinƒ ­ro‹ided throuƒh the ƒa‚trointe‚tinal tract ‹ia          ti‹e im­act of malnutritionŽ im­ro‹e‚ ­atient outcome‚Ž 
            a tubeŽ catheterŽ or ‚toma that deli‹er‚ nutrient‚ di‚tal to        and re‚ult‚ in co‚t ‚a‹inƒ‚
            the oral ca‹ity EN i‚ a ƒenerally ‚afe and co‚t-effecti‹e 
            thera­y for ­atient‚ Œho are malnouri‚hed or Œho are at 
            ri‚‘ for malnutrition „hi‚ Œhite ­a­er de‚cribe‚ †1‡ di‚-                     Disease-Related Malnutrition
            ea‚e-related malnutrition” †2‡ the con‚e“uence‚ of mal-
            nutrition”  †‡  the  ­atient  ­o­ulation  u‚inƒ  EN”  †‡          –i‚toricallyŽ there Œere a ‹ariety of definition‚ of malnu-
            im­ro‹ed outcome‚ re‚ultinƒ from EN” and †‡ co‚t-‚a‹-              trition in the literatureŽ leadinƒ to confu‚ion and lac‘ of 
            inƒ‚ attributable to EN                                            con‚en‚u‚ on the meaninƒ of the term –oŒe‹erŽ recentlyŽ 
                                                                                an …nternational ›uideline ˆommittee Œa‚ con‚tituted to 
                                                                                de‹elo­ a con‚en‚u‚ a­­roach to defininƒ malnutrition 
                                   Introduction                                 ‚yndrome‚ for adult‚ in the clinical ‚ettinƒ „he ˆommittee 
                                                                                de‹elo­ed  three  term‚  to  de‚cribe  malnutrition  ‚yn-
            „he ’S federal ƒo‹ernment ha‚ recoƒni•ed the im­or-               drome‚€ ‚tar‹ation-related malnutritionŽ chronic di‚ea‚e-
            tance of nutrition „he ’S Še­artment of –ealth and               related malnutritionŽ and acute di‚ea‚e or in—ury-related 
            –uman Ser‹ice‚ †––S‡ often incor­orate‚ nutrition ­oli-             malnutrition
            cie‚  and  ­rioritie‚  Œhen  e‚tabli‚hinƒ  national  health              A‚ the recently e‚tabli‚hed term‚ de‚cribinƒ malnu-
                        1
            ob—ecti‹e‚  A‚ a re‚ult of a ‚tudy re“uired by the ‰alanced        trition  ‚yndrome‚  ‚uƒƒe‚tŽ  malnutrition  i‚  commonly 
            ‰udƒet Act of 1˜˜7Ž the …n‚titute of Medicine †…™M‡                 a‚‚ociated  Œith  both  acute  and  chronic  di‚ea‚e  and 
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                2    Nutrition in Clinical Practice  Vol XXŽ No XŽ Month XXXX
                               Tale      Malnutrition Pre‹alence                                    ‚tay‚Ž ƒreater ri‚‘ of ho‚­ital readmi‚‚ion and in‚titution-
                                      in a Variety of ˆondition‚                                      ali•ationŽ and hiƒher co‚t‚ of care
                                                                                   ¡ate of            Morbidity and Mortality
               Ši‚ea‚e or ˆondition                                             Malnutrition
               Pancreatic cancer                                                     ž              Malnutrition increa‚e‚ the ri‚‘ of neƒati‹e health out-
                               7Ž                                                           a                                               1
               ¢unƒ cancer                                                       1ž-0ž              come‚  and  com­lication‚   Ÿor  in‚tanceŽ  malnutrition 
                                            Ž˜                                              a        ha‚  a  neƒati‹e  effect  on  the  ­ulmonary  function  of 
               –ead and nec‘ cancer                                              2ž-ž
                                             Ž10Ž11                                         a
               ›a‚trointe‚tinal cancer                                           ž-0ž              ­atient‚  Œith  chronic  ob‚tructi‹e  ­ulmonary  di‚ea‚e 
                                                           12Ž1                             a
               ˆerebro‹a‚cular accident †‚tro‘e‡                                 1 ž-˜ž              †ˆ™PЇ Malnouri‚hed ­atient‚ Œith ˆ™PŠ eš­erience 
                                                                 1
               ˆhronic ob‚tructi‹e ­ulmonary di‚ea‚e                                 2ž              Œor‚ened re‚­iratory mu‚cle ‚trenƒthŽ decrea‚ed ‹entila-
               aVarie‚ de­endinƒ on ‚­ecific ­o­ulation ‚tudied and ad‹ance-                          tory dri‹e and re‚­on‚e to hy­ošiaŽ and altered immune 
                                                                                                                   1˜
               ment of di‚ea‚e                                                                       function  A‚ another ešam­leŽ malnutrition i‚ a ­redic-
                                                                                                      tor of ­oor health outcome‚ for ­atient‚ diaƒno‚ed Œith 
                                                                                                     cerebral  ‹a‚cular  accident  †ˆVA  or  ‚tro‘e‡  ™ne  ‚tudy 
               in—ury  ˆertain di‚ea‚e‚ may cau‚e a ­er‚on to be unable                              illu‚trated that malnouri‚hed ‚tro‘e ­atient‚ eš­erienced 
               to inƒe‚t or ab‚orb nutrient‚Ž re‚ult in increa‚ed enerƒy                              hiƒher ‚tre‚‚ reaction‚ durinƒ the fir‚t Œee‘ of ho‚­ital-
               need‚Ž or cau‚e undernutrition due to ‚iƒnificant dietary                              i•ationŽ hiƒher rate‚ of re‚­iratory and urinary infection‚ 
               re‚triction‚ im­o‚ed durinƒ the treatment of the di‚ea‚e2                             and ­re‚‚ure ulcer‚Ž lonƒer lenƒth‚ of ‚tay in the ho‚­italŽ 
                     „he actual ­re‹alence of malnutrition i‚ un‘noŒn                                                                     1
                                                                                                      and  increa‚ed  mortality   Malnutrition  ha‚  al‚o  been 
               becau‚e  of  the  u‚e  of  different  criteria  to  define  the                        identified a‚ a ­o‚‚ible ri‚‘ factor for ‚tro‘e in ­atient‚ 
               ­re‹alence of malnutritionŽ the ab‚ence of a thorouƒh                                                                           20
                                                                                                      Œith end-‚taƒe renal di‚ea‚e
               com­ari‚on of malnutrition ­re‹alence in different di‚-                                      –iƒh-ri‚‘ malnouri‚hed ­atient‚ are 21 time‚ more 
               ea‚e condition‚ u‚inƒ uniform criteriaŽ the characteri‚tic‚                            li‘ely  to  de‹elo­  ­re‚‚ure  ulcer‚  than  Œell-nouri‚hed 
               of the ­atient‚ ‚tudiedŽ the ­atient‚’ healthcare ‚ettinƒ‚Ž                                         21
                                                                                                     ­atient‚   …n  additionŽ  ­rolonƒed  inade“uate  ­rotein 
               and mea‚ure‚ u‚ed to determine malnutrition  „able 1                                  inta‘e may ešacerbate aƒe-related reduced mu‚cle ma‚‚Ž 
               ­ro‹ide‚ ešam­le‚ of re­orted fre“uencie‚ of malnutrition                                                                                        22
                                                                                                      Œhich cau‚e‚ reduced mu‚cle ‚trenƒth  Malnouri‚hed 
               in ­atient‚ Œith different underlyinƒ condition‚                                      ­atient‚ al‚o ha‹e a hiƒher ri‚‘ of de‹elo­inƒ ­neumoniaŽ 
                     Malnouri‚hed ­atient‚ can be found in all healthcare                             and undernutrition increa‚e‚ the ri‚‘ of mortality from 
               ‚ettinƒ‚Ž includinƒ home careŽ lonƒ-term careŽ and acute                                                2
                                                                                                      ­neumonia
               care ‚ettinƒ‚ ™ne ‚tudyŽ ­ubli‚hed in 200Ž a‚‚e‚‚inƒ the                                   A ‚tudy ­ubli‚hed in 200 found that malnouri‚hed 
               method‚ u‚ed to ‚creen for malnutrition in ho‚­ital‚Ž iden-                            ho‚­itali•ed ­atient‚ had a ‚iƒnificantly hiƒher incidence 
               tified ž of the ho‚­itali•ed ‚tudy ­o­ulation a‚ beinƒ                               of total com­lication‚ †27ž‡ than Œell-nouri‚hed ­atient‚ 
               malnouri‚hed  u‚inƒ  a  ‚tandard  nutrition  ‚creena‚‚e‚‚-                            †1 ž‡” the total incidence of infectiou‚ com­lication‚ 
               ment ­rotocol and betŒeen 1ž and ž of the ho‚­ital-                                 and the incidence of ‚e­‚i‚ and intra-abdominal ab‚ce‚‚ 
                                                                                              1                                                                                     2
               i•ed ­artici­ant‚ a‚ malnouri‚hed u‚inƒ other method‚                                 Œere  ‚iƒnificantly  hiƒher  for  malnouri‚hed  ­atient‚  
               Še‚­ite 0 year‚ of nutrition thera­eutic re‚earchŽ thi‚ rate                          Another ‚tudy of ho‚­itali•ed ­atient‚ ­ubli‚hed in 200 
               ha‚ chanƒed little a‚ ‚een Œhen com­ared Œith the land-                                demon‚trated that malnutrition Œa‚ an inde­endent ri‚‘ 
                                                     1 
               mar‘ ‚tudy by ‰i‚trian et al  in the mid-1˜70‚ „hey found                             factor  for  de‹elo­inƒ  no‚ocomial  infection‚Ž  Œhich  are 
               that  the  ­re‹alence  of  ­rotein-calorie  malnutrition  Œa‚                          a‚‚ociated Œith increa‚ed ri‚‘ of mortalityŽ ƒreater time 
               ž or ƒreater in ho‚­itali•ed ­atient‚ in ƒeneral medical                             ‚­ent  in  the  inten‚i‹e  care  unitŽ  hiƒher  li‘elihood  of 
               Œard‚ „he American Šietetic A‚‚ociation hiƒhliƒhted the                                                                                                              2
                                                                                                      readmi‚‚ion  to  the  ho‚­italŽ  and  increa‚ed  co‚t‚  
               ‚e‹ere ­roblem of malnutrition in the lonƒ-term care ‚et-                              Malnutrition increa‚e‚ the li‘elihood of ho‚­ital mortal-
               tinƒŽ re­ortinƒ that the ­re‹alence of ­rotein enerƒy under-                               2
                                                                                                      ity     …n  additionŽ  malnutrition  at  ho‚­ital  di‚charƒe  i‚ 
               nutrition  for  re‚ident‚  of  lonƒ-term  care  facilitie‚  Œa‚                                                                                                  2 
                                                                                                      a‚‚ociated Œith ­o‚tho‚­ital mortality in the elderly
               betŒeen 2ž and ž and that u­ to  ž of re‚ident‚ had 
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               unintended Œeiƒht lo‚‚ and undernutrition                                             Length of Stay
                         Conseuences of Disease-Related                                              Malnutrition al‚o affect‚ the lenƒth of ho‚­ital ‚tay ™ne 
                                                                                                      ‚tudy  of  ho‚­itali•ed  ­atient‚  found  that  the  median 
                                            Malnutrition                                              lenƒth of ‚tay for ­atient‚ at ri‚‘ for malnutrition Œa‚ 
                                                                                                      ‚iƒnificantly lonƒer †  day‚‡ than the median lenƒth of 
               Ši‚ea‚e-related malnutrition i‚ a‚‚ociated Œith increa‚ed                                                                                                          27
                                                                                                      ‚tay for ­atient‚ Œho Œere not at ‚uch ri‚‘ † day‚‡  A 
               morbidity and com­lication‚Ž heiƒhtened ri‚‘ of de‹elo­inƒ                             later ‚tudy found that malnouri‚hed ­atient‚ in a ‚ub-
               infection‚Ž increa‚ed mortalityŽ lonƒer ho‚­ital lenƒth of                             acute care facility ‚tayed at the facility for an a‹eraƒe of 
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                                         Ši‚ea‚e-¡elated Malnutrition and EN / National Alliance for Infusion Therapy and A.S.P.E.N.    
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            11  day‚  lonƒer  than  ­atient‚  labeled  nutritionally-at-        or §7 in ešce‚‚ total charƒe‚ ­er ­atient  …n additionŽ 
                 2
            ri‚‘  A ‚tudy of ho‚­itali•ed ­atient‚ found that lenƒth           ­atient‚ Œith a li‘elihood of malnutrition Œere  time‚ 
            of ho‚­ital ‚tay for ‚e‹erely malnouri‚hed ­atient‚ Œa‚             more li‘ely to ha‹e a ma—or com­lication †‚e­‚i‚Ž Œound 
            ‚iƒnificantly ƒreater †10 ± 2  day‚‡ than the lenƒth of         dehi‚cenceŽ ­neumoniaŽ renal failureŽ re‚­iratory failureŽ 
            ‚tay  for  moderately  malnouri‚hed  ­atient‚  †  ±  2         fi‚tulaŽ  myocardial  infarctionŽ  reo­erationŽ  or  death‡ 
                                                                          2˜
            day‚‡  or  Œell-nouri‚hed  ­atient‚  †˜  ±  7  day‚‡           Patient‚ Œith ma—or com­lication‚ had §21 in ešce‚‚ 
            SimilarlyŽ re‚ult‚ from a ‚tudy of 70˜ ­atient‚ from 2             co‚t‚  and  §1 Ž˜2  in  ešce‚‚  charƒe‚  com­ared  Œith 
            ho‚­ital‚ indicate that the median lenƒth of ‚tay for mal-          ­atient‚ Œithout com­lication‚ Patient‚ Œith a li‘elihood 
            nouri‚hed ­atient‚ †˜ day‚‡ Œa‚ lonƒer than the median              of malnutrition and ma—or com­lication‚ had §0 in 
                                                                    2
            lenƒth of ‚tay for Œell-nouri‚hed ­atient‚ †  day‚‡                ešce‚‚ co‚t‚ and §10Ž7˜  in ešce‚‚ charƒe‚ ­er ho‚­itali-
                                                                                •ation com­ared Œith the ­atient‚ Œith ma—or com­lica-
            Readmission and Institutionalization                                tion‚ and no li‘elihood of malnutrition Patient‚ Œith a 
                                                                                li‘elihood of malnutrition al‚o Œere 2  time‚ more li‘ely 
            Malnutrition increa‚e‚ the li‘elihood that a ­atient Œill           to ha‹e a minor com­lication †bacteremiaŽ Œound infec-
            be readmitted to a healthcare facility or Œill re“uire onƒo-        tion in o­erati‹e ‚ite or other locali•ed infectionŽ atelecta-
            inƒ  healthcare  ‚er‹ice‚  Malnouri‚hed  ­atient‚  often           ‚i‚Ž  ­o‚to­erati‹e  ­ulmonary  edemaŽ  or  urinary  tract 
            re“uire readmi‚‚ion to a healthcare facility after beinƒ            infection‡Ž  Œhich  re‚ulted  in  a­­rošimately  §2100  in 
                         2
            di‚charƒed  –o‚­itali•ed ­atient‚ at ri‚‘ for malnutri-            incremental co‚t‚ and §00 in incremental charƒe‚ ­er 
            tion are more li‘ely to be di‚charƒed to another facility           ho‚­itali•ation E‹en in ­atient‚ Œithout com­lication‚Ž 
            than  ­atient‚  not  at  ri‚‘  for  malnutrition  SimilarlyŽ       tho‚e Œith a li‘elihood of malnutrition had §01 in ešce‚‚ 
            ­atient‚  at  ri‚‘  for  malnutrition  Œho  Œere  di‚charƒed        co‚t‚  and  §10   in  ešce‚‚  charƒe‚  a‚  com­ared  Œith 
                                                                                                                                   
            from the ho‚­ital to home are more li‘ely to u‚e home               ­atient‚ Œithout a li‘elihood of malnutrition
            health ‚er‹ice‚ than ­atient‚ Œho are not at ri‚‘ for mal-               „he co‚t‚ a‚‚ociated Œith treatinƒ the health com­li-
                       27
            nutrition                                                          cation‚  a‚‚ociated  Œith  malnutrition  are  ‚iƒnificant 
                                                                                Malnouri‚hed ­atient‚ are at increa‚ed ri‚‘ for de‹elo­-
            Cost of Malnutrition                                                inƒ  ­neumonia  „hi‚  infection  i‚  a  common  cau‚e  of 
                                                                                morbidityŽ mortalityŽ and ho‚­itali•ation for nur‚inƒ home 
                                                                                           
            Ši‚ea‚e-related malnutrition al‚o lead‚ to hiƒher health-           re‚ident‚   „he  a‹eraƒe  co‚t  to  treat  ­neumonia  in  a 
            care eš­enditure‚ „he ‰riti‚h A‚‚ociation for Parenteral           nur‚inƒ home re‚ident Œho recei‹e‚ ‚ome treatment in 
                                                                                                                          
            and Enteral Nutrition e‚timated that in 200Ž more than             the emerƒency de­artment i‚ §1   A 1˜˜  ‚tudy cal-
            £7 billion †e“ui‹alent to 10˜ billion ’S dollar‚ u‚inƒ         culated that the median lenƒth of ho‚­ital ‚tay for elderly 
            the  2010  ešchanƒe  rate‡  Œa‚  ‚­ent  on  di‚ea‚e-related         indi‹idual‚ Œith a ­rimary diaƒno‚i‚ of ­neumonia Œa‚  
            malnutrition annuallyŽ re­re‚entinƒ a­­rošimately 10ž of            day‚Ž Œith a median co‚t of §100 „he median lenƒth of 
                                             0
            total healthcare eš­enditure‚  A ‚tudy from 1˜˜7 illu‚-            ‚tay for indi‹idual‚ Œith a ‚econdary diaƒno‚i‚ of ­neu-
                                                                                                                                      2
            trated that healthcare eš­enditure‚ in the ’nited State‚            monia Œa‚ 12 day‚ at a median co‚t of §10Ž100
            Œere hiƒher for underŒeiƒht and o‹erŒeiƒht indi‹idual‚Ž                  Pre‚‚ure ulcer‚ are a‚‚ociated Œith malnutrition and 
                                                                    1
            increa‚inƒ a‚ Œeiƒht di‹erƒed from “ideal Œeiƒht”                  can be “uite co‚tly to treat A 200  ‚tati‚tical brief ­ub-
                 Malnutrition  i‚  a‚‚ociated  Œith  ele‹ated  ho‚­ital         li‚hed by the Aƒency for –ealthcare ¡e‚earch and ¨uality 
            co‚t‚ Ÿindinƒ‚ from a ‚tudy ­ubli‚hed in 1˜˜7 illu‚trate           †A–¡¨‡ documented that the mean lenƒth of ho‚­ital 
            that the ho‚­ital co‚t‚ for ­atient‚ at ri‚‘ for malnutrition       ‚tay for ­atient‚ Œith ­re‚‚ure ulcer‚ in 200 Œa‚ a­­roš-
            †§ 1˜ ‡  Œere  ‚iƒnificantly  hiƒher  than  the  co‚t‚  for         imately  1  day‚Ž  and  the  a‹eraƒe  charƒe  Œa‚  a­­roši-
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            ­atient‚ not at ri‚‘ for malnutrition †§ ‡  Another             mately  §7Ž00  ­er  ­atient   Malnutrition  Œa‚  a 
            economic ‚tudy re­orted a mean daily eš­en‚e of §22                concomitant condition in 17ž of ho‚­ital ‚tay‚ Œhich 
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            ­er ­atient for malnouri‚hed ­atient‚ com­ared Œith a               Œere ­rimarily for ­re‚‚ure ulcer‚  Ešce­t Œhere notedŽ 
            mean daily eš­en‚e of §1 ­er ­atient for Œell-nour-               the  monetary  amount‚  re­orted  in  thi‚  ‚ub‚ection  are 
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            i‚hed ­atient‚  A ‚tudy from the year 2000 illu‚trated             ba‚ed on the date of re‚earch ­ublication
            that  de‚­ite  nutrition  ‚tatu‚  u­on  ho‚­ital  admi‚‚ionŽ 
            ­atient‚ Œho eš­erienced decline‚ in their nutrition ‚ta-
            tu‚ durinƒ their ho‚­ital ‚tay‚ had hiƒher mean ho‚­ital             Patient Populations ­sing Enteral Nutrition
            charƒe‚ †§Ž7 2‡ than ­atient‚ Œho remained nouri‚hed 
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            durinƒ their ho‚­itali•ation‚ †§2Ž 1‡                            EN thera­y †commonly ‘noŒn a‚ tube feedinƒ‡ i‚ defined 
                 A  ‚tudy  ­ubli‚hed  in  1˜  found  that  a  ­atient’‚       a‚ “feedinƒ ­ro‹ided throuƒh the ƒa‚trointe‚tinal tract ‹ia 
            nutrition  ‚tatu‚  Œa‚  related  to  the  co‚t  of  care  „he      a tubeŽ catheterŽ or ‚toma that deli‹er‚ nutrient‚ di‚tal to 
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            ‚tudy’‚ re‚ult‚ indicated that li‘elihood of malnutrition           the  oral  ca‹ity”   …t  i‚  u‚ed  to  mitiƒate  the  neƒati‹e 
            Œa‚ a‚‚ociated Œith §17 in ešce‚‚ direct ‹ariable co‚t‚           im­act  of  malnutrition  by  yieldinƒ  benefit‚  ‚uch  a‚ 
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