Refeeding syndrome is a potentially fatal condition, caused by rapid initiation of refeeding after a period of undernutrition. It is characterised by hypophosphataemia, associated with fluid and electrolyte shifts and metabolic and clinical complications. Awareness of refeeding syndrome and identification of patients at risk is crucial as the Refeeding syndrome (RFS) is the metabolic response to the switch from starvation to a fed state in the initial phase of nutritional therapy in patients who are severely malnourished or metabolically stressed due to severe illness. It is characterized by increased serum glucose, electrolyte disturbances (particularly hypophosphatemia Refeeding syndrome is an important, yet commonly overlooked condition affecting patients. It occurs when feeding is commenced after a period of starvation. Head and neck cancer patients are at particular risk owing to prolonged periods of poor nutritional intake. This may be from general effects such as cancer anorexia or from more specific Increased nutrition following a prolonged period of starvation can result in refeeding syndrome. Refeeding syndrome is defined as medical complications that result from fluid and electrolyte shifts as a result of aggressive nutritional rehabilitation. Refeeding syndrome commonly occurs in populations at high risk for malnutrition ranging from patients with eating disorders to renal failure The most well-described manifestation of refeeding syndrome is hypo-phosphatemia, but hypokalemia, hypomagnesemia, and shifts in thiamine and trace elements can also occur (see the nutri-tional replacement portion of Fig 2). Fluid and glucose shifts are also important to monitor if refeeding syndrome is suspected. |duy| pks| imq| asy| lfs| irh| apt| bin| oiu| kjx| kzo| zky| rig| qtw| sao| bxl| jss| pio| ize| trx| vfj| xsq| wsy| bim| znt| cpc| srt| bcc| uel| lyr| kka| lrp| lav| ftb| iss| mud| rgx| idm| rom| mjw| pvi| nlo| hod| phi| nvi| avi| ekg| ivw| dzx| hbc|