Parenteral Nutrition: Indications and Practical Applications
Learn how to assess the nutrition needs of critically ill patients and review the components of parenteral nutrition solutions used at Boston Children's Hospital.
Learning Objectives
Learn methods for estimating nutritional needs in children
Highlight differences in nutritional needs of critically ill versus healthy children
Review the indications and management considerations for parenteral nutrition
Learn about the composition of parenteral nutrition, and how the proportions of each nutrient are determined for individual patients
Author(s)
Katelyn Ariagno MPH, RD, LDN, CNSC
Senior Clinical Scientist, Cardiovascular | Merck
Lisa DelSignore, MD
Associate Professor, Fellowship Program Director, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine | Yale University
Dennis Daniel, MD
Associate Program Director, Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
Associate, Critical Care Medicine
ECMO Medical Director, Medical-Surgical Intensive Care Unit (MSICU) | Boston Children's Hospital
Instructor of Anaesthesia | Harvard Medical School
Citation
Ariagno K, Daniel D, DelSignore L. Parenteral Nutrition: Indications and Practical Applications. 12/2016. Online Video. OPENPediatrics. https://learn.openpediatrics.org/learn/course/internal/view/elearning/3226/parenteral-nutrition-indications-and-practical-applications.