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Enteral Nutrition vs. Parenteral Nutrition: A Clinical Comparison
The choice between enteral nutrition (EN) and parenteral nutrition (PN) is a critical clinical decision that depends largely on the functional status of a patient’s gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Current evidence supports the use of EN over PN whenever possible, as it is a...Read more -
TPN in Modern Medicine: Evolution and EVA Material Advancements
For over 25 years, total parenteral nutrition (TPN) has played a critical role in modern medicine. Initially developed by Dudrick and his team, this life-sustaining therapy has dramatically improved survival rates for patients with intestinal failure, particularly those ...Read more -
Nutrition Care for All: Overcoming Resource Barriers
Healthcare inequalities are particularly pronounced in resource-limited settings (RLSs), where disease-related malnutrition (DRM) remains a neglected issue. Despite global efforts like the UN Sustainable Development Goals, DRM—especially in hospitals—lacks adequate polic...Read more -
Optimizing Parenteral Nutrition for Nanopreterm Infants
The increasing survival rates of nanopreterm infants—those born weighing less than 750 grams or before 25 weeks of gestation—present new challenges in neonatal care, particularly in providing adequate parenteral nutrition (PN). These extremely fragile infants have underd...Read more -
How much do you know about enteral nutrition
There is a kind of food, which takes ordinary food as raw material and is different from the form of ordinary food. It exists in the form of powder, liquid, etc. Similar to milk powder and protein powder, it can be orally or nasally fed and can be easily digested or absorbed without digestion. It...Read more -
What are the light-avoiding drugs?
Light-proof drugs generally refer to drugs that need to be stored and used in the dark, because light will accelerate the oxidation of drugs and cause photochemical degradation, which not only reduces the potency of drugs, but also produces color changes and precipitation, which seriously affects...Read more -
Parenteral Nutrition/Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN)
Basic concept Parenteral nutrition (PN) is the supply of nutrition from intravenous as the nutritional support before and after surgery and for critically ill patients. All nutrition is supplied parenterally, called total parenteral nutrition (TPN). The routes of parenteral nutrition include peri...Read more -
Enteral Feeding double bag (feeding bag and flushing bag)
At present, enteral nutrition injection is a nutritional support method that provides nutrients and other nutrients required for metabolism to the gastrointestinal tract. It has the clinical advantages of direct intestinal absorption and utilization of nutrients, more hygiene, convenient administ...Read more -
After PICC catheterization, is it convenient to live with “tubes”? Can I still take a bath?
In the department of hematology, “PICC” is a common vocabulary used by medical staff and their families when communicating. PICC catheterization, also known as central venous catheter placement via peripheral vascular puncture, is an intravenous infusion that effectively protects the ...Read more -
About PICC tubing
PICC tubing, or peripherally inserted central catheter (sometimes called percutaneously inserted central catheter) is a medical device that allows continuous access to the blood stream at a time for up to six months. It can be used to deliver intravenous (IV) fluids or drugs, such as antibiotics ...Read more -
Understand 3 way stopcock in one article
Transparent appearance, increase the safety of infusion, and facilitate the observation of exhaust; It is easy to operate, can be rotated 360 degrees, and the arrow indicates the flow direction; The liquid flow is not interrupted during the conversion, and no vortex is generated, which reduces th...Read more -
The calculation method of parenteral nutrition capacity ratio
Parenteral nutrition-refers to the supply of nutrients from outside the intestines, such as intravenous, intramuscular, subcutaneous, intra-abdominal, etc. The main route is intravenous, so parenteral nutrition can also be called intravenous nutrition in a narrow sense. Intravenous nutrition-refe...Read more
