Home parenteral nutrition /

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2006.
• Subjects: Home nursing.; Parenteral feeding.; Parenteral Nutrition, Home.; Health Economics, (New March 2000); Health Services.; Nutrition related Disorders and Therapeutic Nutrition.; Prion, Viral, Bacterial and Fungal Pathogens of Humans, (New March 2000); Non-communicable Human Diseases and Injuries.; Man.; Acquired immune deficiency syndrome.; Cost analysis.; Epidemiology.; Ethics.; Funding.; HIV infections.; Human diseases.; Human immunodeficiency viruses.; Intestinal diseases.; Law.; Legislation.; Mortality.; Neoplasms.; Nutrient requirements.; Nutritional support.; Radiation injuries.; Short bowel syndrome.; Therapeutic diets.; Electronic books.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 420 pages) : illustrations, charts; Also available in print format.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Chapters on the different aspects of home parenteral nutrition (HPN) in various countries as USA, Australia, New Zealand and European Union are presented, including discussions on the indications for HPN with regard to underlying disease (mainly intestinal failure due to short bowel syndrome, radiation enteropathy, AIDS and cancer), nutritional requirements, HPN complications and epidemiological data (survival and mortality rates). Discussions on practical issues related to HPN, i.e. requirements, organization, funding, teaching, monitoring, etc. are also presented, as well as discussions on the contribution of pharmacists, dietitians, nurses and physicians. A specific section of the book is devoted to the use of HPN in paediatrics, i.e. infants or adolescents. The ethical and legal issues surrounding HPN are also presented in one chapter.