Parenteral nutrition.
Summary of "Parenteral nutrition."
Many patients in hospital are malnourished, either as a consequence of their disease or as its proximal cause. Various modalities are available for nutritional support, most of which use the enteral route (Table 1). Occasionally this is either not available or inadequate. Parenteral nutrition refers to the administration of nutrients via the intravenous route. It is not mutually exclusive with enteral feeding, and can be used to supplement patients tolerating such feeds in limited quantity, but if used in isolation is termed total parenteral nutrition. Opinions are frequently divided as to the relative benefits of supplemental parenteral nutrition as opposed to total parenteral nutrition, but in general a combination of parenteral nutrition plus enteral feeding is favoured as enteral feeding delivers nutrients in a more physiological manner with fewer complications and accelerated bowel recovery (Goulet et al, 2004).
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Journal Details
This article was published in the following journal.
Name: British journal of hospital medicine (London, England : 2005)
ISSN: 1750-8460
Pages: 185-189
Links
- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21135780
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/
Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Parenteral Nutrition Solutions
Specialized solutions for PARENTERAL NUTRITION. They may contain a variety of MICRONUTRIENTS; VITAMINS; AMINO ACIDS; CARBOHYDRATES; LIPIDS; and SALTS.
Parenteral Nutrition
The administering of nutrients for assimilation and utilization by a patient who cannot maintain adequate nutrition by enteral feeding alone. Nutrients are administered by a route other than the alimentary canal (e.g., intravenously, subcutaneously).
Parenteral Nutrition, Home
The at-home administering of nutrients for assimilation and utilization by a patient who cannot maintain adequate nutrition by enteral feeding alone. Nutrients are administered via a route other than the alimentary canal (e.g., intravenously, subcutaneously).
Selenious Acid
A selenium compound used as a source of SELENIUM, especially for patients that develop selenium deficiency following prolonged PARENTERAL NUTRITION.
Parenteral Nutrition, Home Total
The at-home administering of nutrients for assimilation and utilization by a patient whose sole source of nutrients is via solutions administered intravenously, subcutaneously or by some other non-alimentary route.
PubMed Articles
The provision of parenteral nutrition: it's not in the bag.
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Parenteral nutrition in patients with cancer: recent guidelines and a need for further study.
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This review is intended to summarize previous data on the use of parenteral nutrition in cancer patients to acknowledge recent guidelines on this subject and to suggest a need for f...
Hair loss in long-term or home parenteral nutrition: are micronutrient deficiencies to blame?
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To review the key nutritional factors associated with hair loss in long-term parenteral nutrition patients. RECENT FINDINGS: The phenomenon of unexplained hair loss is multifactoria...
Extravasation of peripherally administered parenteral nutrition.
A 60-year-old woman with advanced Huntington's disease and a recent episode of aspiration pneumonia presented with erythema, edema, and blistering of the right forearm. An 18-gauge peripheral intraven...
Systematic reviews suggest adult patients in intensive care units (ICUs) with relative contraindications to early enteral nutrition (EN) may benefit from parenteral nutrition (PN) provided within 24 h...
Clinical Trials
The goal of the study is to determine if parenteral nutrition-associated cholestasis (PNAC) is related to the amount of parenteral (intravenous) fat administered to premature babies until...
A Trial of Taurine Supplementation in Parenteral Nutrition 1
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether the inclusion of 1g of intravenous taurine as part of the nitrogen source of parenteral nutrition reduces parenteral nutrition associate...
Evaluation of Omegaven™ Parenteral Nutrition in Patients With TPN-Induced Cholestasis
The purpose of this study is to determine if established parenteral nutrition (PN) associated liver disease can be reversed or its progression halted by using a parenteral fat emulsion pre...
Hypothesis to be Tested: Since the first description of intravenous alimentation over half a century ago, parenteral nutrition (PN) has become a common nutritional intervention for condit...
The study is designed to investigate the influence of parenteral nutrition (PN) with low nitrogen and calorie supply on the clinical outcome of patients after an operation compared to that...
