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Incorporating ultrasonography to the nutritional assessment process in intensive care settings to improve the prescription of enteral and parenteral nutrition

Benefits, practicality, and challenges

Sara Zaher
Saudi Medical Journal July 2024, 45 (7) 653-657; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2024.45.7.20240082
Sara Zaher
From the Clinical Nutrition Department, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Taibah University, Madinah al Munawara, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MSc, PhD
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