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PubMed: 38256898 DOI: 10.3390/ph17010065
A Narrative Review: Analysis of Supplemental Parenteral Nutrition in Adults at the End of Life.
Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 17(1)
Authors: Francisco Rivas García, Rafael Jesús Giménez Martínez, Felipe José Huertas Camarasa, Joan Carles March Cerdá, Fuensanta Lloris Messeguer, Margarita López-Viota Gallardo
Affiliations
- Municipal Health and Consumer Unit, Guadix City Council, 18500 Guadix, Spain.
- Department of Nutrition and Bromatology, School of Pharmacy, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain.
- Chemical Sciences, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain.
- Andalusian School of Public Health, 18011 Granada, Spain.
- Chemistry Department, IES Zaidín Vergeles, 18008 Granada, Spain.
- Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology, School of Pharmacy, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain.
Abstract
"End of life" is a stage defined by the existence of an irreversible prognosis that ends with a person's death. One of the aspects of interest regarding end of life focuses on parenteral nutrition, which is usually administered in order to avoid malnutrition and associated complications. However, parenteral nutrition can be adapted to specific circumstances and evolve in its functionality through supplementation with certain nutrients that can have a beneficial effect. This narrative review aims to carry out a situation analysis of the role that could be adopted by supplemental parenteral nutrition in attenuating alterations typical of end of life and potential improvement in quality of life.
MeSH
Critical Illness, Nutritional Support, Terminally Ill, Parenteral Nutrition Solutions