Is there a role for TPN in terminally ill patients with bowel obstruction?

Nutrition

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 760-763

  Duerksen, Donald R ^a,b   Ting, Ellen ^a   Thomson, Patti ^a   McCurdy, Kerri ^a   Linscer, Joanna ^a   Larsen Celhar, Sheri ^a   Brennenstuhl, Elaine ^a  

^a Manitoba Home Nutrition Program   (Canada)

^b Division of Gastroenterology   (Canada)

Author keywords

gastrointestinal; malignancy; nutritional support; total parenteral nutrition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL CARCINOMA; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; MALE; MORBIDITY; NUTRITION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SEPSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TERMINAL DISEASE; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

EID: 4344700836     PISSN: 08999007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2004.05.010     Document Type: Article

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