Advances in parenteral nutrition support of children with neoplastic diseases.

Advantages of enteral nutrition over parenteral nutrition.

It is a strong and commonly held belief among nutrition clinicians that enteral nutrition is preferable to parenteral nutrition. We provide a narrative review of more recent studies and technical reviews comparing enteral nutrition with parenteral nutrition. Despite significant weaknesses in the existing data, current literature continues to support the use of enteral nutrition in patients requ...

A.S.P.E.N. clinical guidelines: nutrition support of children with human immunodeficiency virus infection.

Supportive nutritional intervention in pediatric cancer.

Nutritional support of the child with cancer now is recognized as an important adjunct to cancer treatment. Protein-energy malnutrition frequently accompanies the diagnosis and treat ment of children with neoplastic diseases. Common risk factors for the development of protein-energy malnutrition include ad vanced stages of disease, lack of tumor responses, intense treatment with curative intent...

Supportive Nutritional Intervention in Pediatrie Cancer1

Nutritional support of the child with cancer now is recognized as an important adjunct to cancer treatment. Protein-energy malnutrition frequently accompanies the diagnosis and treat ment of children with neoplastic diseases. Common risk factors for the development of protein-energy malnutrition include ad vanced stages of disease, lack of tumor responses, intense treatment with curative intent...

Transition from parenteral to enteral nutrition.

Children are unique as their food intake must provide sufficient nutrients not only for the maintenance of body tissues but also for growth. Improvements in techniques for nutritional support has resulted in very long term parenteral nutrition being available for those with chronic intestinal failure in addition to those who require short term parenteral feeding either following surgery or whil...