title: If the gut works use it.
abstract: Using education and increased monitoring, a nutritional support team lowered parenteral nutrition days from 84 to 5 per quarter, increased the proportion of patients meeting their nutritional requirements from 75% to 97%, and saved money.
authors.affiliation: Seton Medical Center, Daly City, Calif., USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Livingston
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Seamons
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dalton
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D017046:Cost Savings; D003663:Decision Trees; D004750:Enteral Nutrition / Q000191:economics / Q000451:nursing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000458:organization & administration; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010288:Parenteral Nutrition / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics / Q000451:nursing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018579:Patient Selection; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000193:education