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Descriptor English: Parenteral Nutrition
Descriptor Spanish: Nutrición Parenteral
Descriptor nutrición parenteral
Entry term(s) alimentación intravenosa
alimentación parenteral
Scope note: Administración de nutrientes por una vía diferente a la del tubo digestivo (ej. intravenosa, subcutánea) para su asimilación y utilización por un paciente que no puede mantener una adecuada nutrición utilizando sólo la alimentación enteral.
Descriptor Portuguese: Nutrição Parenteral
Descriptor French: Nutrition parentérale
Entry term(s): Feeding, Intravenous
Feeding, Parenteral
Feedings, Intravenous
Feedings, Parenteral
Intravenous Feeding
Intravenous Feedings
Nutrition, Parenteral
Parenteral Feeding
Parenteral Feedings
Tree number(s): E02.421.505
E02.642.500.505
VS3.003.001.006.005.002.002
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010288
Scope note: The administering of nutrients for assimilation and utilization by a patient who cannot maintain adequate nutrition by enteral feeding alone. Nutrients are administered by a route other than the alimentary canal (e.g., intravenously, subcutaneously).
Annotation: for nourishment: differentiate from FLUID THERAPY (to replace fluids) or ENTERAL NUTRITION or INFUSIONS, PARENTERAL (a method of administering drugs & chemicals); coordinate IM with disease / ther (IM), not / diet ther
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
IS instrumentation
MO mortality
MT methods
NU nursing
PX psychology
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary
Public MeSH Note: 92; was PARENTERAL FEEDING 1966-91
Online Note: use PARENTERAL NUTRITION to search PARENTERAL FEEDING 1966-91
History Note: 92; was PARENTERAL FEEDING 1966-91
Related: Fat Emulsions, Intravenous MeSH
Parenteral Nutrition Solutions MeSH
DeCS ID: 30401
Unique ID: D010288
NLM Classification: WB 410
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1992/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2010/06/25
Parenteral Nutrition - Preferred
Concept UI M0015939
Scope note The administering of nutrients for assimilation and utilization by a patient who cannot maintain adequate nutrition by enteral feeding alone. Nutrients are administered by a route other than the alimentary canal (e.g., intravenously, subcutaneously).
Preferred term Parenteral Nutrition
Entry term(s) Nutrition, Parenteral
Parenteral Feeding - Narrower
Concept UI M0015940
Preferred term Parenteral Feeding
Entry term(s) Feeding, Parenteral
Feedings, Parenteral
Parenteral Feedings
Intravenous Feeding - Narrower
Concept UI M0015938
Preferred term Intravenous Feeding
Entry term(s) Feeding, Intravenous
Feedings, Intravenous
Intravenous Feedings



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