[Nutritional support in terminal patients--evaluation of 109 cases receiving home parenteral nutrition]

For end-stage patients with malignant disease, home parenteral nutrition (HPN) is an effective and useful treatment in terms of pain control and nutritional support. Therefore, these patients are able to spend their final days at home with their family. In 1990, we started the treatment and have been experienced 109 cases. In this report, we evaluate these cases and which condition or circumstance are necessary to perform HPN for the terminal patients.