Parenteral Nutrition |
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| Feeding, Intravenous; Feeding, Parenteral; Feedings, Intravenous; Feedings, Parenteral; Intravenous Feedings; Parenteral Feedings | |
| 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). | |