Overview of considerations for the pediatric patient receiving home parenteral and enteral nutrition.
Pediatric home nutrition support is a common practice used to provide children with impaired gastrointestinal function and their caregivers a therapeutic environment for the delivery of needed nutrition for proper growth and development. Specialized teams and equipment are now available to make this a successful experience for all involved. This paper will review items specific to the care of infants and children receiving both enteral and parenteral nutrition.
Vanderhoof
Jon A
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University of Nebraska Medical Center, Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, 985160 NE Med Ctr, Omaha, NE 68198-5160, USA. jvanderh@unmc.edu
Young
Rosemary J
RJ