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Babies and adults underfed in hospitals

23 June 2010

A UK recent report found problems in the artificial nutrition provided by hospitals

The National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death (NCEPOD) undertook a study on artificial nutrition of babies and adults in UK hospitals and found that in many cases the intravenous feeding procedures were not appropriate, causing avoidable complications and delays. For the full article, please visit
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/10391886.stm


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