Publisher's Synopsis
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Pocket Guide to Parenteral Nutrition, Second Edition is an easy-to-understand, evidence-based guide for determining the need for parenteral nutrition, ordering nutrient solutions, monitoring patient response to therapy, and coordinating care with patients, caregivers, and other members of the healthcare team.
Topics include the following:
- Practitioner indications for parenteral nutrition.
- Information on vascular access, delivery systems and intravenous pumps.
- Research on parenteral nutrients and formulations.
- Initiation, advancement, and acute complications with parenteral nutrition.
- Information on metabolic complications of long-term parenteral nutrition.
- Parenteral nutrition information for in the home and at alternate sites.
