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Although the use of total parenteral nutrition (TPN) has been increasing in recent years, few studies have been performed on both its costs and its effectiveness or benefits. This paper provides a general review of the methods of cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit analysis, summarizes briefly the existing cost-analysis studies of TPN, and outlines the authors' proposed study design for their e...

PURPOSE To evaluate the effects of total parenteral nutrition and octreotide on pediatric patients with chylous ascites post-operative. METHODS Four patients were diagnosed with chylous ascites from Nov 2009 to Nov 2012. Total parenteral nutrition and octreotide was administered to 2 patients, while the other two only received fasting and total parenteral nutrition. All patients had persisten...

Introduction: Home parenteral nutrition (HPN) improves quality of life, allowing patients to receive nutrition at home and providing a social and labor integration to these patients. Objective: To assess the direct costs of HPN in adult population in Spain. Methods: A literature review of the records of HPN in Spain, carry out by NADYA-SENPE Group (years 2007-2014), was performed. The analysis...

In 1279 very premature or very low birthweight infants the use and duration of treatment with total parenteral nutrition were associated with short gestational age and low birth weight. Infants treated with total parenteral nutrition had a higher risk of sepsis usually caused by Staphylococcus epidermidis or Staphylococcus aureus.

BACKGROUND Recent trials have questioned the benefit of early parenteral nutrition in adults. The effect of early parenteral nutrition on clinical outcomes in critically ill children is unclear. METHODS We conducted a multicenter, randomized, controlled trial involving 1440 critically ill children to investigate whether withholding parenteral nutrition for 1 week (i.e., providing late parente...

The availability of methods for the nutritional therapy of hospital patients has caused clinicians to realize the need for reliable methods to select patients for such treatment. In the early years, following the introduction of the techniques of parenteral nutrition and enteral nutrition, the decision to use those therapies was mostly a clinical one. More recently attempts have been made to em...

This document presents the official recommendations of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) on Parenteral Nutrition. It was approved by the Clinical Practice and Practice Committee on April 13, 2001 and by the AGA Governing Board on May 18, 2001.