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Patricia M. Sheean

Researcher at Loyola University Chicago

Publications -  65
Citations -  3267

Patricia M. Sheean is an academic researcher from Loyola University Chicago. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Parenteral nutrition. The author has an hindex of 22, co-authored 56 publications receiving 2857 citations. Previous affiliations of Patricia M. Sheean include Rush University Medical Center & Northwestern University.

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Enteral compared with parenteral nutrition: a meta-analysis

TL;DR: Tube feeding and standard care are associated with a lower risk of infection than is parenteral nutrition; however, mortality is higher and therisk of infection tends to be higher with standard care than with parenTERal nutrition in malnourished populations.
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An Introduction to Qualitative Research for Food and Nutrition Professionals

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors define qualitative research, explain its design, explore its congruence with quantitative research, and provide examples of its applications in dietetics, and present methods to ensure validity, reliability, and relevance.
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Impact of declines in nutritional status on outcomes in adult patients hospitalized for more than 7 days

TL;DR: Declines in patients' nutritional status while they are hospitalized, regardless of their nutritional status at admission, were associated with significantly higher hospital charges and a higher likelihood of complications.
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An Introduction to Qualitative Research for Food and Nutrition Professionals

TL;DR: Qualitative research is defined, its design is explained, its congruence with quantitative research is explored, examples of its applications in dietetics are provided, and methods to ensure validity, reliability, and relevance are addressed.
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Measuring Abdominal Circumference and Skeletal Muscle From a Single Cross-Sectional Computed Tomography Image: A Step-by-Step Guide for Clinicians Using National Institutes of Health ImageJ.

TL;DR: This tutorial presents a systematic, step-by-step guide to quickly quantify abdominal circumference as a proxy for WC and SM using a cross-sectional CT image from a regional diagnostic CT scan for clinical identification of sarcopenia.