The prevalence of malnutrition among hospitalised patients ranges from 43-50 per cent, said Dr Lưu Ngân Tâm, head of the HCM City Society of Parenteral Enteral Nutrition. Nutrition support includes enteral nutrition and parenteral nutrition, she said at a conference on nutrition management to enhance treatment quality held last week in HCM City. Overall enteral nutrition is more beneficial than parenteral nutrition alone. When enteral nutrition does not meet 60 per cent of nutritional needs, parenteral nutrition should be added. Dr. Tạ Thị Tuyết Mai, head of Gia Định People Hospital’s Nutrition Department, said that most hospitals in Việt Nam failed to offer appropriate nutrition support to patients.

Source: Viet Nam News August 22, 2016 01:52 UTC