Dietetics
Nutrition is the science and art of applying the principles of science behind food and nutrition to health. Dietetics & food service management is a profession which requires professionals to use their knowledge, creative skills, and communication in attaining and maintaining patient’s health.
Why Choose us?
The department of Nutrition and Dietetics at Indus Hospital is well equipped with professional staff and trained specialists who offer integrated and comprehensive care to every patient. They know how a diet plan can help improve the patient’s health condition and are also focused on educating you about the benefits. Apart from this, the professional will help patients modify their food intake according to their condition, weight, age, and all the other essential factors. Every professional from our team is progressive and utterly dedicated to providing quality life to both in-patient and out-patient.
Our nutritionist collaborates with different healthcare departments like nephrology to ensure a faster recovery. They also work with oncology, cardiovascular disease, critical care, etc., for better care. Nutrition therapy offered by our professionals plays a vital role in preventing complications and conditions of postoperative infections.
Indus has a team of high-trained dieticians who specialize in assessing the patient’s nutritional condition, calculating their requirements, and planning the diet according to them. Moreover, the hospital takes into account the quantity and quality of food that the patients are consuming. The different types of a diet plan that Indus offers are: Soft Diet, Full Liquid Diet, Regular or average diet, Clear liquid Diet, Onco Diet, Renal diet, Hepatic diet, etc
Nutrition screening and assessment is done in a protocolized manner for the inpatients to identify the level of malnutrition if any and a care plan is implemented. The clinical nutritionists interact with the consultants and suggest relevant nutrition interventions that may benefit the patient's recovery and thereby the clinical outcome. Appropriate dietetic guidance is given for malnourished/undernourished patient's and nutrition supplements are suggested when oral intake is inadequate. Tube feeding and parenteral nutrition planning and monitoring is also done. Department of Dietetics has well trained Clinical Nutritionists who take care of the complete nutrition needs of the patient. Nutrition screening and assessment is done in a protocolized manner for the inpatients to identify the level of malnutrition if any, and a care plan is implemented. The clinical nutritionists interact with the consultants and suggest relevant nutrition interventions that may benefit the patient's recovery and thereby the clinical outcome. Appropriate dietetic guidance is given for malnourished/undernourished patients and nutrition supplements are suggested when oral intake is inadequate. Tube feeding and parenteral nutrition planning and monitoring is also done.