Systematic review: Enteral tube feeding for people with severe dementia – “We found no evidence that tube feeding improves survival; improves quality of life; reduces pain; reduces mortality; decreases behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia”.

Enteral tube feeding for people with severe dementia – Cochrane Library

Summary: Enteral tube feeding for people with severe dementia – Cochrane Library

Related: Viewpoint: Tube Feeding and Deteriorating Patients (resources on the subject)

Commentary on Twitter

??So happy our @CochraneUK review on enteral tube feeding in #dementia is now published – no evidence tube feeding improves #survival; improves quality of life; reduces #pain; reduces #mortality. But was evidence of increase risk of pressure ulcers https://t.co/uUHJEboNCd

— Nathan Davies (@NathanDavies50) August 13, 2021