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Nutritional Status Changes and Activities of Daily Living after Hip Fracture in Convalescent Rehabilitation Units: A Retrospective Observational Cohort Study from the Japan Rehabilitation Nutrition Database
Several studies have suggested that malnutrition impedes functional recovery in patients with hip fracture, but there are few reports on improvement in nutritional status and return to activities of daily living (ADL) in these patients.Availability of Early, Intensive, and Continuous Nutrition Management for Fournier’s Gangrene with Rectal Cancer: A Case Report
Fournier’s gangrene, reported by Fournier in 1883,1,2 is a necrotizing fasciitis occurring and rapidly and progressively expanding in the external genitals and the perineum of subcutaneous tissue.3 Recommended treatment involves single or combined therapy using antimicrobial agents, surgical debridement, and hyperbaric oxygen; however, despite treatment, the disease has a poor outcome with up to 40% mortality rate.4-6 It is critical to intervene with appropriate treatment in the early phase. Regarding comorbidity, 10% to 60% of patients present with diabetes4 and 2% to 4.2% of patients present with rectal cancer.
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