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Parenteral Nutrition:
A Mixed Bag (2010)

This NCEPOD report highlights the process of care of patients who receive Parenteral Nutrition. These are patients with a compromised nutritional status, where oral or enteral feeding is not an option. The report takes a critical look at areas where the care of patients might have been improved. Remediable factors have been identified in the clinical and the organisational care of these patients.

Deaths in Acute Hospitals:
Caring to the End? (2009)

This NCEPOD report highlights the process of care of patients who died in acute hospitals within four days of admission. It takes a critical look at areas where the care of patients might have been improved. Remediable factors have been identified in the clinical and the organisational care of these patients.

Acute Kidney Injury:
Adding Insult to Injury (2009)

This NCEPOD report highlights the process of care of patients who died in hospital with a primary diagnosis of acute kidney injury (AKI). It takes a critical look at areas where the care of patients might have been improved. Remediable factors have been identified in the clinical and the organisational care of these patients.

Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy:
For better, for worse? (2008)

This NCEPOD report highlights the process of care of patients who died within 30 days of receiving systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT). It takes a critical look at areas where the care of patients might have been improved. Remediable factors have been identified in the clinical and the organisational care of these patients.