Home parenteral nutrition for people with inoperable malignant bowel obstruction.
Sowerbutts, A Lal, S Sremanakova, J Clamp, Andrew R Todd, C Teubner, A Raftery, Anne-Marie Sutton, E Hardy, L
Sowerbutts, A
Lal, S
Sremanakova, J
Clamp, Andrew R
Todd, C
Teubner, A
Raftery, Anne-Marie
Sutton, E
Hardy, L
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Abstract
People with advanced ovarian or gastrointestinal cancer may develop malignant bowel obstruction (MBO). They are able to tolerate limited, if any, oral or enteral (via a tube directly into the gut) nutrition. Parenteral nutrition (PN) is the provision of macronutrients, micronutrients, electrolytes and fluid infused as an intravenous solution and provides a method for these people to receive nutrients. There are clinical and ethical arguments for and against the administration of PN to people receiving palliative care.
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2018
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Home parenteral nutrition for people with inoperable malignant bowel obstruction. 2018, 8: CD012812 Cochrane Database Syst Rev