Dietary therapy for patients with chronic pancreatitis in Japan: a cross-sectional online survey of physicians and registered dietitians.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study was aimed towards understanding the current status of dietary therapy for patients with pancreatic exocrine insufficiency (PEI) in Japan and its alignment with Japanese recommendations for high-fat intake and concomitant high-potency pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) by surveying treating physicians and registered dietitians.

Methods

The 19-item physicians' online questionnaire collected data about the number of patients with PEI treated, methods used to assess PEI and nutritional status in patients with PEI, as well as provision of dietary guidance and details of treatment with PERT. The 10-item registered dietitians' online questionnaire captured data about the provision of dietary guidance, including setting (inpatient or outpatient) and d

SUBMITTER: Hasebe Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10378997 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature