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Parenteral nutrition and venting gastrostomy in the management of malignant bowel obstruction (2024)
Thesis
Patterson, M. J. (2024). Parenteral nutrition and venting gastrostomy in the management of malignant bowel obstruction. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4711450

Background: Malignant bowel obstruction (MBO) is a distressing complication of gastrointestinal, gynaecological and other cancers causing severe pain, intractable nausea and vomiting, anorexia, and death. There are no agreed best approaches for sympt... Read More about Parenteral nutrition and venting gastrostomy in the management of malignant bowel obstruction.

The detection and assessment of malnutrition, sarcopenia and cachexia, in older adults with cancer (2022)
Thesis
Bullock, A. F. (2022). The detection and assessment of malnutrition, sarcopenia and cachexia, in older adults with cancer. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4484119

Background: Older adults with cancer are a complex and growing population requiring tailored care to achieve optimum treatment outcomes. However, their care is complicated by underrecognised and under-treated nutrition-related wasting disorders: mal... Read More about The detection and assessment of malnutrition, sarcopenia and cachexia, in older adults with cancer.

Developing an evidence-based system to facilitate the predictive assessment and optimisation of older adults with cancer (2021)
Thesis
McKenzie, G. A. G. (2021). Developing an evidence-based system to facilitate the predictive assessment and optimisation of older adults with cancer. (Thesis). The University of Hull and the University of York. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4192792

Introduction: Older adults with cancer have worse outcomes than their younger counterparts, including higher postoperative complications, chemotherapy toxicity and treatment allocation to best supportive care. Oncogeriatric assessment (OGA) can provi... Read More about Developing an evidence-based system to facilitate the predictive assessment and optimisation of older adults with cancer.