... is being delivered and nutritional needs are being met. A prospective study with a better-defined care pathway should be considered to ensure stable trauma patients are nutritionally assessed and monitored early in their hospital course to prevent malnutrition and associated complications. References...

...Kelly L. Mutch; Kimberly B. Heidal; Kevin H. Gross; Brenda Bertrand Purpose The purpose of this research was to assess the preferred route of nutrition support (enteral versus parenteral) for treatment of severe acute pancreatitis in the acute care setting. Further, in cases when enteral nutrition...

...Ronit Endevelt; Orna Baron‐Epel; Tomas Karpati; Anthony David Heymann Purpose This paper's aim is to identify whether community‐level socioeconomic status (SES) predicts: screening test for pre‐diabetes; actual diagnosis of pre‐diabetes; or nutritional counseling. Design/methodology/approach...

...June Ruigrok; Lorraine Sheridan Purpose The purpose of this pilot project is to highlight how food intake, nutrition status and quality of life could be improved for long stay residents of a community nursing unit and demonstrate that assisted feeding can be a more dignified experience for them...