Practice-Based Evidence and Clinical Guidance to Support Accelerated Re-Nutrition of Patients With Anorexia Nervosa.

ABSTRACT: Anorexia nervosa (AN) is characterized by underweight, and the primary goal of treatment is weight restoration. Treatment approaches (ie, hospitalization for weight recovery vs for medical stabilization) and settings (ie, medical/pediatric or psychiatric units) for patients with AN vary between and also within countries. Several specialized eating disorder units worldwide have established high-caloric refeeding (HCR) protocols for patients with AN. In observational studies, HCR shortens hospital stays and increases initial weight gain, the latter being associated with a favorable long-term prognosis. However, clinicians may still remain reluctant to accept this approach for fear of medical complications of HCR, including the risk of refeeding syndrome (RS).¹ Research is building

SUBMITTER: Haas V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10863999 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature