Should pediatric parenteral nutrition be individualized?

• Main Authors: Renata Germano Borges de Oliveira Nascimento Freitas (Author), Roberto José Negrão Nogueira (Author), Margareth Lopes Galvão Saron (Author), Alexandre Esteves Souza Lima (Author), Gabriel Hessel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo, 2014-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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INTRODUCTION: Parenteral nutrition (PN) formulations are commonly individualized, since their standardization appears inadequate for the pediatric population. This study aimed to evaluate the nutritional state and the reasons for PN individualization in pediatric patients using PN, hospitalized in a...