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[Home parenteral nutrition in children: practical modalities]. 1994

I Loras-Duclaux, and A Lachaux, and C Le Gall, and V Fournier, and M Hermier

Service de gastroentérologie et nutrition pédiatriques, hôpital Edouard-Herriot, Lyon, France.

Today, the duration of parenteral nutrition (PN) is unlimited. PN is used in digestive tract chronic disease (the digestive tract is either unusable or is at rest) or in oncology, hematology and renutrition before transplantation. Thanks to technical advances, PN, although sophisticated, may be applied at home if an active involvement of one parent is obtained. Home PN is indicated when it is planned for more than 3 months. The indications as a function of the disease, socio-cultural background and the distance to the PN centre are reviewed. The technical modalities such as vascular access, the choice of a catheter, the nutriments to be perfused, the parents' training and the logistic support are studied. Complications of home PN are identical to those of prolonged PN; infections is the most frequent. Results of PN as well as the quality of life of the children are briefly reported.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007223	Infant	A child between 1 and 23 months of age.	Infants
D010290	Parents	Persons functioning as natural, adoptive, or substitute parents. The heading includes the concept of parenthood as well as preparation for becoming a parent.	Step-Parents,Parental Age,Parenthood Status,Stepparent,Age, Parental,Ages, Parental,Parent,Parental Ages,Status, Parenthood,Step Parents,Step-Parent,Stepparents
D011788	Quality of Life	A generic concept reflecting concern with the modification and enhancement of life attributes, e.g., physical, political, moral, social environment as well as health and disease.	HRQOL,Health-Related Quality Of Life,Life Quality,Health Related Quality Of Life
D002648	Child	A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.	Children
D002675	Child, Preschool	A child between the ages of 2 and 5.	Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D005500	Follow-Up Studies	Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease.	Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293	Adolescent	A person 13 to 18 years of age.	Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D016331	Parenteral Nutrition, Home	The at-home administering of nutrients for assimilation and utilization by a patient who cannot maintain adequate nutrition by enteral feeding alone. Nutrients are administered via a route other than the alimentary canal (e.g., intravenously, subcutaneously).	Home Parenteral Nutrition,Nutrition, Home Parenteral,Parenteral Feeding, Home,Home Parenteral Feeding,Feeding, Home Parenteral