Prescribing Adult Intravenous Nutrition by Peter David Austin and Mike Stroud
English | March 30, 2007 | ISBN-10: 0853696586 | 300 pages | PDF | 3 Mb
English | March 30, 2007 | ISBN-10: 0853696586 | 300 pages | PDF | 3 Mb
Patients who are unable to achieve an adequate nutritional intake via their gut are at risk of malnutrition and its many associated problems. They may therefore require feeding directly into a vein.
"Prescribing Adult Intravenous Nutrition" is an introductory text offering the inexperienced healthcare professional involved in nutritional support, a practical guide to the broad principles and practice of adult parenteral nutrition. "Prescribing Adult Intravenous Nutrition" describes: why nutritional care is so important; what should be given; what can go wrong; how to deal with any IVN related problems; and organizational aspects of nutritional care.