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Pediatric Parenteral Nutrition
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Aspen Publishers (1997-01)
ISBN: 0412074419
EAN: 9780412074417
Dewy Decimal #: 615.855083
Hardcover: 465 pages
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Product Description
Timely, Practical information is now avaliable to all health professionals in search of the scientific rationale for parenteral nutrition, the basic techniques for succesful parental nutrition support, ways to avoid complications, and systematic approaches to identifying and treating complications. This is the first up-to-date nutrition support book that directly addresses cost-benefit issues of a highly sophisticated technology in an era of dwindling health care resources. Providing a detailed description of the principles of pediatric parenteral nutrition, this book offers a comprehensive overview of the nutritional and metabolic needs of children at different developmental stages, the effects of the parenteral nutrition on the on the gastrointestianal tract, and the contents of the nutrition vehicle itself. The safe use of nutrition in conditions such as cancer and prematurity is clearly outlined as is the implementation of macronutrients and micronutrients. The treatment of occluded catheters is reviewed as well as solution composition and interactions. The psychologic consideration for a child and family, and the ethics for terminating parenteral nutrition are closely examined in the last segment of the book. This comprehensive and current treatment of pediatric parenteral nutrition support will take the field of pediatric parenteral nutrition into the 21st century. Written by expert contributors in their field, the book contains hands-on advice and practical approach to successfully administering parenteral nutrition to children. It is an essential reference guide for pediatric gastroenterologists, pediatric surgeons, critical care specialists, and home care managers.
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