Should pediatric parenteral nutrition be individualized?

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...

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Main Authors: Renata Germano Borges de Oliveira Nascimento Freitas, Roberto José Negrão Nogueira, Margareth Lopes Galvão Saron, Alexandre Esteves Souza Lima, Gabriel Hessel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo 2014-12-01
Series:Revista Paulista de Pediatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-05822014000400326&lng=en&tlng=en