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An NST (Nutrition Support Team) is a medical team made up of doctors, nurses, pharmacists, registered dietitians, clinical laboratory technicians, physical therapists, speech-language-hearing therapists, dentists, dental hygienists, and others who work to provide optimal nutritional management to patients.
The NST proposes the most appropriate nutritional supplementation methods for patients who are unable to eat enough due to illness or surgery, as well as nutritional management methods that are useful for recovering from illness and preventing complications.
Even if a patient is only hospitalized for a short period of time, providing them with the optimal meals and nutritional supplementation methods will also lead to improved eating habits and nutritional management after they are discharged.
The NST assesses the nutritional status of hospitalized patients and recommends, selects, and implements appropriate nutritional therapy.
Our activities aim to improve patients' nutritional status, enhance treatment outcomes, prevent complications, improve quality of life (QOL), shorten hospital stays, and reduce medical costs.
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| Job Type | composition | role | |
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| Doctor | NST Chairman/ NST Dedicated |
Shoko Honjo Deputy Director of Diabetes Endocrinology and Director of the Nutrition Department |
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| NST Vice Chairman/ NST Dedicated |
Eiji Tanaka Deputy Director of Gastrointestinal Surgery |
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| 4 dedicated NST staff |
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| dentist | 1 person |
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| nurse | 4 dedicated NST staff |
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| Registered dietitian | 2 dedicated NST staff |
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| pharmacist | 2 dedicated NST staff |
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| clinical laboratory technician | 2 people |
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| Physical therapist | 2 people |
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| speech-language-hearing therapist | 1 person |
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| dental hygienist | 2 people |
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| Administration | 1 person |
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Download the PDF about NST rounds
Each person in charge extracts data using the following method:
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| in charge | method | Content |
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| nurse | Nutritional screening of patients (SGA) upon admission |
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| Registered dietitian | List of patients eligible for NST at our hospital |
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We have been holding regular study sessions on nutritional therapy since 2010.
In addition, we regularly distribute e-mail newsletters and conduct educational activities within the hospital.
| Implementation month | Email newsletter contents | Department in charge |
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| June 2020 | Issues 67 and 68: "What is RTP?" | Clinical Laboratory Department |
| July 2020 | No. 69 "Do you know the difference between enteral nutrition medicine and food?" | Pharmacy Department |
| July 2020 | No. 70 "Inolas Combined Enteral Liquid" | Pharmacy Department |
| August 2020 | Issue 71: Enteral nutrition and fluid administration | Nutrition Department |
| September 2020 | Issue 72: Is the balance between consumption and intake appropriate? | Rehabilitation Department |
| October 2020 | Issue 73: "Do you know any patients like this? (Selection of subjects)" | Nursing Department |
| November 2020 | Issue 74: The Role of Dentures | Dental and Oral Surgery |
| December 2020 | Issue 75: "Easy ordering with the 'Nutrition Assessment Set'" | Clinical Laboratory Department |
| January 2021 | Issue 76: Is the administration speed of fat emulsion (Intralipos intravenous injection) okay? | Pharmacy Department |
| February 2021 | No. 77 "Dietary Fiber and Enteral Nutrition" | Nutrition Department |
| March 2021 | No. 78 "Are you aware of disuse of oral functions?" | Rehabilitation Department |
| April 2021 | Issue 79: "Introduction to NST Activities and How to Request Them" | Nursing Department |
| May 2021 | No. 80 "Oral care in the ward" | Dental and Oral Surgery |
| June 2021 | Issue 81: "What to do when NST is performed on paper (cerebrovascular disease)" | NST |
| July 2021 | No. 82: "What is the half-life of albumin?" | Clinical Laboratory Department |
| August 2021 | Issue 83: What is RTP? | Clinical Laboratory Department |
| September 2021 | No. 84 "Nutritional Assessment and CRP" | Clinical Laboratory Department |
| October 2021 | Issue 85: "Paper-based NST: Evaluation of inflammatory response and nutritional status" | NST |
| November 2021 | Issue 86: Enteral nutrition and fluid administration | Nutrition Department |
| December 2021 | No. 87 "Dietary Fiber and Enteral Nutrition" | Nutrition Department |
We make presentations and reports to outside the hospital on our activities and the experiences we have gained from cases.
We will be posting it on Facebook from time to time!
