Effects of artificial nutrition and hydration on survival in patients with head and neck cancer and esophageal cancer admitted to palliative care units
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- Article
- Authors
- Yokota, Sayuri; Amano, Koji; Oyamada, Shunsuke; Ishiki, Hiroto; Maeda, Isseki; Miura, Tomofumi; Hatano, Yutaka; Uneno, Yu; Hori, Tetsuo; Matsuda, Yosuke; Kohara, Hiroyuki; Suzuki, Kozue; Morita, Tatsuya; Mori, Masanori
- Source
- Clinical Nutrition Experimental; 20210101, Issue: Preprints
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- ISSN
- 23529393
The benefits of artificial nutrition and hydration in patients with head and neck cancer and esophageal cancer in the late stage remain unknown. We performed a secondary analysis of a cohort study to investigate the effects of enteral tube feeding (ETF) and parenteral nutrition and hydration (PNH) on survival in this population.