NEW YORK (MedscapeWire) May 22 -- Although restricting oral intake has been a standard of care in acute pancreatitis, results of a randomized controlled trial presented on May 21 at the Digestive ...

Parenteral nutrition (PN) is the medical term for receiving nutrients intravenously (by IV, meaning by a needle in your vein). There are two types of parenteral nutrition: total parenteral nutrition ...

Parenteral nutrition (PN) plays a pivotal role in the management of critically ill patients when enteral feeding is unfeasible. In the intensive care setting, the compatibility of PN with ...

Randomized, controlled trials have shown both benefit and harm from tight blood-glucose control in patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). Variation in the use of early parenteral nutrition and in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients had a mean change in albumin levels of 0.33 g/dL after 6 months of nutrition therapy. In addition, 82% ...