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. 2020 Oct;35(5):783-791.
doi: 10.1002/ncp.10553. Epub 2020 Jul 16.

ASPEN Report on Nutrition Support Practice Processes With COVID-19: The First Response

Diana Wells Mulherin  1 , Renee Walker  2 , Beverly Holcombe  3 , Peggi Guenter  3
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ASPEN Report on Nutrition Support Practice Processes With COVID-19: The First Response

Diana Wells Mulherin et al. Nutr Clin Pract. 2020 Oct.

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has changed nutrition care processes in hospitals and in the home setting. This paper summarizes clinician reports on these changed processes, including overall nutrition care, nutrition assessment, enteral nutrition and parenteral nutrition care steps, and food and oral supplement delivery. Also included are teaching, logistics, and personnel issues around changes in the work environment. Use of safe, standardized, evidence-based processes in the face of altered care patterns is critical.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; enteral nutrition; nutrition assessment; nutrition support; parenteral nutrition.

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The enteral nutrition (EN) use process. Reprinted from Reference 8.
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Parenteral nutrition (PN) use process. Reprinted from Reference 10.
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