Parenteral nutrition is not a fluid!

Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed. 2016 Oct;101(5):252-7. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2015-308347. Epub 2016 Apr 13.

Abstract

Knowledge of the basic principles of parenteral nutrition is essential for any clinician working in paediatric and neonatal intensive care units. This article aims to give a brief review of the up-to-date recommendations for the paediatric population together with practical tips and considerations about current challenges and issues we believe are still open for debate, particularly with regard to neonates.

Keywords: child; guidelines; preterm infant; total parenteral nutrition.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Critical Care*
  • Guideline Adherence
  • Humans
  • Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant, Premature
  • Parenteral Nutrition*
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic