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Home Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
Jamie Bering1, John K DiBaise1
1Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ 85259, USA.
Nutrients
|July 9, 2022
Summary
Home parenteral and enteral nutrition (HPEN) provides vital support for patients with oral or intestinal failure. Understanding HPEN management is crucial for healthcare providers as its use increases globally.
Area of Science:
- Clinical Nutrition
- Gastroenterology
- Medical Support
Background:
- Modern home parenteral and enteral nutrition (HPEN) has been available since the 1960s.
- HPEN revolutionized clinical nutrition by enabling home-based therapies.
- The global use of HPEN is on the rise.
Purpose of the Study:
- To provide a comprehensive review of home parenteral and enteral nutrition (HPEN).
- To outline indications, patient requirements, monitoring, and complications of HPEN.
- To guide healthcare providers in managing adult HPEN patients safely and effectively.
Main Methods:
- Comprehensive literature review.
- Synthesis of information on HPEN indications and management.
- Focus on adult patient population, with some pediatric applicability.
Main Results:
- Home enteral nutrition is for oral failure (reduced oral intake).
- Home parenteral nutrition is for intestinal failure (oral-enteral nutrition impossible or insufficient).
- HPEN management involves understanding indications, patient needs, monitoring, and complications.
Conclusions:
- HPEN is increasingly used worldwide, necessitating provider understanding.
- Safe, efficacious, and cost-effective HPEN support is essential.
- This review covers key aspects of managing adult HPEN therapies at home.
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