Three Nurse-administered Protocols Reduce Nutritional Decline and Frailty in Older Gastrointestinal Surgery Patients: A Cluster Randomized Trial

Volume: 20, Issue: 5, Pages: 524 - 529.e3
Published: May 1, 2019
Abstract
Objective To evaluate the effects of the modified Hospital Elder Life Program (mHELP) comprising 3 nurse-administered protocols in older patients undergoing gastrointestinal (GI) surgery. Design Cluster randomized trial. Setting Two 36-bed GI wards at a university-affiliated medical center in Taiwan. Participants Older patients (≥65 years, N = 377) were recruited if they were scheduled for elective GI surgery with an expected length of hospital...
Paper Details
Title
Three Nurse-administered Protocols Reduce Nutritional Decline and Frailty in Older Gastrointestinal Surgery Patients: A Cluster Randomized Trial
Published Date
May 1, 2019
Volume
20
Issue
5
Pages
524 - 529.e3
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