A Handbook of Parenteral Nutrition Hospital and home applications
Total parenteral nutrition (TPN) is now an everyday occur rence in most general hospitals. Over the last two decades this therapeutic modality has been made so simple that it is no longer the province of the specialized surgeon or physician. Indeed, as with the management of chronic renal failure s...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer US
1990, 1990
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1990 |
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- History of parenteral nutrition
- General principles of parenteral nutrition
- Vascular access
- Paediatric aspects of parenteral nutrition
- Organization of parenteral nutrition in hospital and at home
- Patient training and nursing aspects
- Practical aspects of patient monitoring during intravenous feeding
- Complications of parenteral nutrition
- Prognosis and outcome