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© 2019 ASPEN | American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. Outline

© 2019 ASPEN | American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. • Why is PN avoided?
• Establish that ‘No PN’ or ‘Standard Nutrition’ may predispose to

malnutrition and poor outcomes
• Contemporary evidence demonstrating the benefit of PN
• Appropriate use of PN
• Safe PN use – how PN outcomes may be improved

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The Value of Parenteral Nutrition Debate

• “Death by total parenteral nutrition: The saga continues”1
• “Grains vs Veins: is enteral nutrition really better than

parenteral nutrition? A look at the evidence”2
• “Total parenteral nutrition: potion or poison”3

1Marik PE. Crit Care Med 39:1536, 2011 20
2Lipman TO. J Parenter Enter Nutr 22:167, 1998
3Jeejeebhoy KN. Am J Clin Nutr 74:160, 2001 12