title: Intradialytic parenteral nutrition therapy for the malnourished hemodialysis patient.
abstract: Intradialytic parenteral nutrition (IDPN) is a type of parenteral nutrition therapy designed to meet the unique needs of the malnourished patient with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) on chronic hemodialysis (HD). It is given during the HD treatment three times a week through the HD machine blood lines. Because of renal failure, the patient with ESRD must receive a kidney transplant (cadaver or living related donor) to preserve his/her life, or choose one of two forms of renal replacement therapy: HD or peritoneal dialysis (PD). This article will focus on the hemodialysis patient and IDPN therapy.
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mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications*; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000178:diet therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D010288:Parenteral Nutrition / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000451:nursing*