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. 2003 Dec;52(Suppl 7):vii1–vii12. doi: 10.1136/gut.52.suppl_7.vii1

Guidelines for enteral feeding in adult hospital patients

M Stroud, H Duncan, J Nightingale
PMCID: PMC1867766  PMID: 14612488

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Malnutrition universal screening tool (MUST). *If height, weight, or weight loss cannot be established, use documented or recalled values (if considered reliable). When measured or recalled height cannot be obtained, use knee height as a surrogate measure. If neither can be calculated, obtain an overall impression of malnutrition risk (low, medium, high) using the following: (i) clinical impression (very thin, thin, average, overweight);(iia) clothes and/or jewellery have become loose fitting;(iib) history of decreased food intake, loss of appetite, or dysphagia up to 3–6 months; and (iiic) disease (underlying cause) and psychosocial/physical disabilities likely to cause weight loss. Involves treatment of underlying condition, and help with food choice and eating when necessary (also applies to other categories).

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