HOME NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT - PRACTICAL RECO MMENDATIONS

The number of outpatients with major difficulties in feeding themselve s is constantly growing. This results into severe malnutrition resulti ng in increased infection rate, physical disabilities, skin sores, inc reased therapeutic costs and poor quality of life. Home nutritional su pport can cover all nutritional needs but requires appropriate indicat ions, optimal technical management and cautious ethical evaluation. In addition, the overall costs should be covered by an insurance at the time of home nutritional support prescription. Swiss home nutritional support recommendations for practising physicians are presented.