| Theme | Protein-energy wasting and potentiality of NST in dialysis patients | |
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| Title | Fact of NST activity of acute hospital | |
| Publish Date | 2013/07 | |
| Author | Haruhisa Ogawa | Department of Nutrition, Tokatsu-Clinic Hospital |
| Author | Yuichi Fukasawa | Tokatsu-Clinic Hospital |
| Author | Kazuhiro Akiyama | Tokatsu-Clinic Hospital |
| Author | Nakanobu Azuma | Tokatsu-Clinic Hospital |
| [ Summary ] | Since October 2002 overall nutritional management within our hospital has been carried out by the Nutritional Support Team (NST). This was after the implementation of the Nutrition Care Management (NCM) system through placement of registered dietitians in wards. Intervention by NSTs is determined based on establishing establishing states of malnutrition in patients by the NCM, proposals by medical staffs, and evaluation of requests for oral care, as well as observing eating and swallowing conditions of patients. Meetings are held during lunch time gatherings as well as during rounds. Proposals from the NST based on comments from NST round co-medical staff members and meetings during rounds are entered into the electronic medical record. For regional cooperation purposes, nutritional summaries are sent to the next hospital if the patient is transferred. The team holds information exchange sessions with NST trainees as well. |
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