Parenteral Nutrition
The administering of nutrients for assimilation and utilization by a patient who cannot maintain adequate nutrition by enteral feeding alone. Nutrients are administered by a route other than the alimentary canal (e.g., intravenously, subcutaneously).
Year introduced: 1992
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Tree Number(s): E02.421.505, E02.642.500.505
MeSH Unique ID: D010288
Entry Terms:
- Nutrition, Parenteral
- Intravenous Feeding
- Feeding, Intravenous
- Feedings, Intravenous
- Intravenous Feedings
- Parenteral Feeding
- Feeding, Parenteral
- Feedings, Parenteral
- Parenteral Feedings
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