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Brand Names: Compleat, Jevity 1.2 kcal, Jevity 1.5 kcal, Jevity 1 kcal, Nutren Liquid Nutrition, ProBalance, Ross Nutrition, Abbott Labortories
Generic Name: Nutritional support

What is Nutritional support? Nutritional support is for people who cannot get enough nourishment by eating or drinking. It is provided parenterally through a vein or with a feeding tube, which goes into the stomach. Also called: Artificial feeding, Artificial hydration and nutrition, Hyperalimentation, Parenteral nutrition, Tube feeding


Reasons Taken

25 patients in the community are taking or have taken Nutritional support.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 14 56%
General health 8 32%
Fatigue 1 4%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Nutritional support.

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  0 day 3 day 32 day 250 mg day 500 mL day 900 mg day 980 mL day 1000 mL day 1000 day 1185 mL day 1500 mL day 2000 mL day
  5 Number of Patients: 5 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Nutritional support or how long patients were taking Nutritional support before stopping.

Currently taking Nutritional support

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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1
1
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2

Stopped taking Nutritional support

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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2
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Why Patients Stopped Taking Nutritional support (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 2 50% Other: 50%
Did not seem to work 1 25% Did not seem to work: 25%
Personal research 1 25% Personal research: 25%
Doctor's advice 1 25% Doctor's advice: 25%


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