Publikace na 1. lékařská fakulta, 2. lékařská fakulta |
2018
Abstrakt
The purpose of parenteral nutrition (PN) is to correct or prevent nutritional deficiencies when adequate enteral nutrition is precluded by impairment or immaturity of gastrointestinal function. Having identified a patient in need of PN, the process of ordering and monitoring is aimed at ensuring safe and effective nutritional support.
Provision of PN should be part of an overall nutritional care plan that includes detailed nutritional assessment. Nutritional goals should be set, and an estimate made of the probable duration of PN.
The whole process is dynamic: ongoing nutritional support should reflect changes in nutritional and clinical status and be overseen by a multidisciplinary nutrition team.