Significant Published Articles for Pharmacy Nutrition Support Practice in 2017. (July 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Dickerson, Roland N.; Kumpf, Vanessa J.; Bingham, Angela L.; Blackmer, Allison B.; Canada, Todd W.; Chan, Lingtak - Neander; Cogle, Sarah V.; Tucker, Anne M.
• Is Part Of: Hospital pharmacy. Volume 53:Number 4(2018)
• Page Start: 239
• Page End: 246
• Publication Date: 2018-07
• Subjects: consensus -- enteral nutrition -- guidelines -- outcomes -- parenteral nutrition; Hospital pharmacies -- Periodicals; Pharmacy Service, Hospital; Hospital pharmacies; Periodicals; Periodicals; 615.1
• DOI: 10.1177/0018578718779006
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0018-5787

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of the article is to assist the pharmacist engaged in nutrition support therapy in staying current with pertinent literature.Methods: Several clinical pharmacists engaged in nutrition support therapy compiled a list of articles published in 2017 considered important to their clinical practice. The citation list was compiled into a spreadsheet where the author participants were asked to assess whether the article was considered important to nutrition support pharmacy practice. A culled list of publications was then identified whereby the majority (at least 5 out of 8 authors) considered the article to be of significance. Guideline and consensus articles from professional organizations, important to practice but not scored, were also included.Results: A total of 95 articles were identified; six from the primary literature were voted by the group to be of high importance. An additional 13 organizational guidelines, position, recommendation, or consensus papers were also identified. The top-ranked articles from the primary literature were reviewed.Conclusion: It is recommended that pharmacists engaged in nutrition support therapy be familiar with these articles as it pertains to their practice.