title: Reducing the risks of parenteral nutrition.
abstract: Parenteral nutrition is a vital method of delivering essential nutrients to some patients. But if used inappropriately it can increase the risk of catheter-related infection and incur unnecessary expense. Mary Bird explains how a nutritional support team's involvement transformed the quality of care for patients receiving the therapy at one trust.
authors.affiliation: Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Trust, Peterborough. mary.bird@pbh-tr.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bird
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D017053:Infection Control / Q000458:organization & administration; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000458:organization & administration; D009731:Nursing Audit; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010288:Parenteral Nutrition / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000451:nursing / Q000592:standards; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012308:Risk Management / Q000458:organization & administration*