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Descriptor English:   Parenteral Nutrition 
Descriptor Spanish:   Nutrición Parenteral 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Nutrição Parenteral 
Synonyms English:   Intravenous Feeding
Parenteral Feeding
Nutrition, Parenteral  
Tree Number:   E02.421.505
E02.642.500.505
VS3.003.001.006.005.002.002
Definition English:   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). 
Indexing Annotation English:   for nourishment: differentiate from FLUID THERAPY (to replace fluids) or ENTERAL NUTRITION (see note there) or INFUSIONS, PARENTERAL (merely a method of admin drugs & chemicals); do not use /util except by MeSH definition; coord IM with dis /ther (IM), not dis /diet ther
See Related English:   Fat Emulsions, Intravenous
 
History Note English:   92; was PARENTERAL FEEDING 1966-91 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
adverse effects classification
contraindications economics
ethics history
instrumentation mortality
methods nursing
psychology statistics & numerical data
standards trends
utilization veterinary
Record Number:   30401 
Unique Identifier:   D010288 

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