PARENTERAL feedingRESEARCH fundingCritically ill patients depend on artificial nutrition for the maintenance of their metabolic functions and lean body mass, as well as for limiting underfeeding-related complications. Current guidelines recommend enteral nutrition (EN), possibly within the first 48 hours,...
The term “diastole” denotes relaxation, and the term “systole” refers to contraction [3]. 6.1 Diastole During the diastolic phase, blood flows into the right atrium from the superior and inferior vena cava, which elevates the internal pressure of the right atrium. When the right atrial ...
Answer to: Determine whether the following statement is true or false. The term bacteremia refers to the spread of bacteria through the...
by placing a black ball in the ballot box. Thus, the term came to mean to reject or exclude in any sense, though its most frequent application is still in reference to membership rejection by fraternities or other socially prestigious, exclusive organizations. It has been in use since 1770....
The term gene therapy refers to the treatment of human diseases using genetic methods, which can comprise either the introduction of a healthy copy of a flawed gene or correction of a gene to restore its biological function. The concept was initially proposed in the early 1990s (1), when bot...
The continuous advance of technology has contributed to the improvement of the quality of life of patients under long-term home parenteral nutrition (). But the longer the patient stays home, the higher the risk of many kinds of troubles. We designed an system in June 1999, which uses E-ma...
Long Term Home Parenteral Nutrition Versus Intestinal Transplantation: from the nurses’ side.Intestinal failure (IF) is a condition in which severe intestinal malabsorption requires parenteral nutrition (PN). Causes of protracted intestinal failure include short bowel syndrome (SBS), congenital diseases ...
parenteral feedingThe pre-term infant has virtually no reserves of nutrient materials and must enter a catabolic state within hours of birth unless early adequate nutrient intake is achieved. Frequently this is impossible because of immaturity of organ function which prevents adequate enteral intake and...
While any suitable carrier known to those of ordinary skill in the art may be employed in the pharmaceutical compositions of this invention, the type of carrier will vary depending on the mode of administration and whether a sustained release is desired. For parenteral administration, such as subc...
摘要: A program to train patients to self-administer total parenteral nutrition solutions at home is described. The method of training, equipment used, results obtained and the role of the pharmacist in this program are discussed.关键词: