Authors
Maurizio Muscaritoli, Jann Arends, Patrick Bachmann, Vickie Baracos, Nicole Barthelemy, Hartmut Bertz, Federico Bozzetti, Elisabeth Hütterer, Elizabeth Isenring, Stein Kaasa, Zeljko Krznaric, Barry Laird, Maria Larsson, Alessandro Laviano, Stefan Mühlebach, Line Oldervoll, Paula Ravasco, Tora S Solheim, Florian Strasser, Marian de van der Schueren, Jean-Charles Preiser, Stephan C Bischoff
Publication date
2021/5/1
Journal
Clinical Nutrition
Volume
40
Issue
5
Pages
2898-2913
Publisher
Churchill Livingstone
Description
Background
This practical guideline is based on the current scientific ESPEN guidelines on nutrition in cancer patients.
Methods
ESPEN guidelines have been shortened and transformed into flow charts for easier use in clinical practice. The practical guideline is dedicated to all professionals including physicians, dieticians, nutritionists and nurses working with patients with cancer.
Results
A total of 43 recommendations are presented with short commentaries for the nutritional and metabolic management of patients with neoplastic diseases. The disease-related recommendations are preceded by general recommendations on the diagnostics of nutritional status in cancer patients.
Conclusion
This practical guideline gives guidance to health care providers involved in the management of cancer patients to offer optimal nutritional care.
Scholar articles
M Muscaritoli, J Arends, P Bachmann, V Baracos… - Clinical Nutrition, 2021