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Parenteral Nutrition Summary

Description: 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).

Also Known As: Feeding, Intravenous; Feeding, Parenteral; Feedings, Intravenous; Feedings, Parenteral; Intravenous Feedings Show All >>

Networked: 3714 relevant articles (179 outcomes, 324 trials/studies) for this Therapy

Key Diseases for which Parenteral Nutrition is Relevant

  1. Neoplasms (Cancer) : 16 outcomes 32 studies in 209 results
  2. Pancreatitis : 15 outcomes 24 studies in 141 results
  3. Short Bowel Syndrome : 14 outcomes 12 studies in 214 results
  4. Infection : 13 outcomes 21 studies in 300 results
  5. Liver Diseases (Liver Disease) : 12 outcomes 24 studies in 242 results
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Drugs Related to Parenteral Nutrition

  1. Glutamine (L-Glutamine)
  2. Anti-Bacterial Agents (Antibiotics)
  3. Ursodeoxycholic Acid (Urso)
  4. Nitrogen
  5. Emulsions
  6. Somatostatin (Somatotropin Release-Inhibiting Factor)
  7. Glucose (Dextrose)
  8. Insulin (Novolin)
  9. Amino Acids
  10. Human Growth Hormone (Saizen)
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Therapies Related to Parenteral Nutrition

  1. Enteral Nutrition (Feeding, Tube)
  2. Catheters
  3. Transplantation (Transplant Recipients)
  4. Length of Stay
  5. Intensive Care (Surgical Intensive Care)
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