Dietary Recommendations For Neutropenic Patients
To describe the development of an evidence based practice project that will evaluate less restrictive dietary practices and focus on hand washing in adult patients with chemotherapy induced neutropenia.
Dietary recommendations for neutropenic patients. Wxlson ni utropenia continues to be a significant issue or the care and education of the patient receiving hemotherapy. This diet does not seem to benefit patients in any way. Food guidelines for immunosuppressed patients vary among cancer centers. 44 seminars in oncology nursing vol 18 no 1 february 2002.
At that time patients were fed autoclaved sterile foods and kept in totally protected environments 1. However one study found no difference in febrile illness in pediatric patients randomized to follow food safety guidelines or neutropenic diet guidelines 22 published literature reviews the published literature reviews to date further support that there is no conclusive evidence to. It involves choosing foods and preparing them in a way that lowers your risk of foodborne illness. Results from this study were.
Download citation dietary recommendations for neutropenic patients to describe the development of an evidence based practice project that will evaluate less restrictive dietary practices and. Over time there became an obvious need to liberalize dietary options in these patients because the sterile foods were not palatable and. The neutropenic diet is also used in the pediatric population. In the 1960s and 1970s eradication of host bacteria was thought to be achievable and beneficial for avoiding infection in the immunocompromised host.
To describe the development of an evidence based practice project that will evaluate less restrictive dietary practices and focus on hand washing in adult. Safe preparation and handling of foods is more important than restricting intake of specific food groups as balanced diet and nutrition is important for coping with chemotherapy and other treatments. Neutropenia and diet appear to go hand in hand. Pp 44 49 dietary recommendations for neutropenic patients barbara j.
Dietary recommendations for neutropenic patients. The neutropenic diet is an eating plan for people with weakened immune systems. Tips to follow for neutropenic diet. There are steps to take and precautions to follow that may help patients avoid outbreaks of harmful infection causing bacteria.
If you have a weakened immune system your doctor may recommend that you follow a neutropenic diet to limit your exposure to harmful microbes and bacteria.