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PARENTERAL NUTRITION
* Description
* It is a method of intravenous administration of nutrients like glucose,
aminoacids,lipids,vitamins,minerals,electrolytes and trace elements
through a venous access device into the intravascular fluid for meet the
nutritional requirements of patients who are not able to receive nutrition
through enteral route (gastrointestinal tract).
* Indication for use in administration.
* Parenteral nutrition used in patient with
* Severe diarrhoea.
* Intestinal obstruction.
* Ulcerative colitis.
* Cancers in the GI tract.
* Acute pancreatitis.
* Severe burn injuries (chemical burn)
* Malabsorption.
* Fistulas in the gastrointestinal tract.
* Gastrointestinal surery in which nothing can taken by mouth.
* Inflammatory bowel disease.
* Short bowel syndrome.
* Continous vomitting.
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