Research & Practice
Evaluation of Patient Characteristics, Indications, and Effectiveness of Home Parenteral Nutrition (HPN) Therapy in Obese Adult Patients
Home parenteral nutrition (HPN) involves the administration of parenteral nutrition (PN) therapy outside of the institutional setting. Recipients of HPN are generally patients who do not have acute medical conditions and require long-term nutritional support. The use of HPN has increased in the US. Historically, most patients receiving HPN were underweight or malnourished. However, in response to the rapidly increasing adult obesity rate, nutrition support clinicians are now encountering a substantial number of obese HPN patients in their practice. Unfortunately, research in HPN use in obese patients is essentially nonexistent, and there is no consensus or established guidelines on nutrition care for obese HPN patients. The aims of the study were to evaluate patient characteristics and clinical indications for HPN among obese adult HPN patients, and to investigate the effectiveness of HPN, defined as the attainment of predefined weight goal for them.
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Project Type(s): Master's Thesis
Author(s): Jisun Park
Program(s): Master of Science, RDN Training
Year: 2015
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