Review Article

Refeeding Syndrome: A Literature Review

Table 2

Malnourished patients at risk of RFS [5, 6, 8, 29].

Anorexia nervosaChronic alcoholism

Radiation therapyMajor stressors without food for 7 days
Oncology patientsPostoperative patients
Severe malnutrition (Marasmus/Kwashiorkor)Institutionalized patients
Pathological weight lossHunger strikes
Stroke (Neurological problems)Malabsorption diseases
Inflammatory bowel diseasesPost bariatric surgery
Chronic pancreatitisElderly, poor social circumstance
Acquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeDiabetes Mellitus