Shaw, Susy Ann; Rühlin, Maya; Wagener, Nicole; Stanga, Zeno; Meier, Rémy; Ballmer, Peter E (2013). Home artificial nutrition in Switzerland: an epidemiological survey from 2005 to 2009. Annals of nutrition & metabolism, 62(3), pp. 207-213. Karger 10.1159/000346485
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS
Home artificial nutrition (HAN), including oral nutritional supplements (ONS) and enteral (HEN) and parenteral (HPN) nutrition, is an established, important treatment for malnourished patients. The aim of this study was to analyze the epidemiological data of patients on HAN in Switzerland.
METHODS
This retrospective study recorded all new cases of HAN in Switzerland from January 2005 to December 2009.
RESULTS
A total of 12,917 cases were recorded: 6,731 (52%) males and 6,186 (48%) females, with a mean age of 65.0 ± 17.6 years. The number of patients on ONS was 7,827 (57.4%), on HEN 3,966 (39.4%) and on HPN 433 (3.2%). The most common underlying disease category was neoplasms (6,519, 50.7%). The number of patients on ONS increased from 57.0% (n = 1,252) to 60.8% (n = 2,039), and on HPN from 2.1% (n = 45) to 4.0% (n = 134) between 2005 and 2009.
CONCLUSIONS
This first analysis of the large-scale Swiss registry of HAN shows that approximately half of the patients received ONS, whereas HPN was rarely delivered. The frequency of ONS and HPN increased from the year 2005 to 2009. In accordance with previous European studies, malignant tumors were by far the most frequent indication for HAN.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Gynaecology, Paediatrics and Endocrinology (DFKE) > Clinic of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Clinical Nutrition |
UniBE Contributor: |
Stanga, Zeno |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
1421-9697 |
Publisher: |
Karger |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Hannah Loher |
Date Deposited: |
19 Aug 2014 16:57 |
Last Modified: |
24 May 2023 18:57 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1159/000346485 |
PubMed ID: |
23485820 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.53998 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/53998 |
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