Diarrhea Risk Factors
Scientists at University Federal do Rio Grande do Sul detail research in diarrhea risk factors
Published in Surgery Litigation and Law Weekly, July 11th, 2008
Researchers detail in 'Role of enteral nutrition in the incidence of diarrhea among hospitalized adult patients,' new data in diarrhea. According to a study from Porto Alegre, Brazil, "This study examined the risk of diarrhea as a result of providing enteral nutrition in the hospital setting, adjusting for other clinical and therapeutic factors. Adults admitted to a general tertiary care university hospital, in clinical or surgical units, were enrolled in the study between June 2004 and May 2005 and prospectively followed during their hospital stay."
"For each patient treated with enteral nutrition (n=302), a comparable non-treated patient from the same ward (who also...
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