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© 2019 ASPEN | American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. Contemporary Role of PN

© 2019 ASPEN | American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. • PN is a useful option to treat malnutrition
• New data show promise

o Nutritional status on survival
o PN effects on body composition
o Comparable effects with enteral nutrition using contemporary doses of

calories and protein

• Consider using measures of performance status to assess the
nutritional benefit of PN

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Learning Assessment Question 2

(True or False) Parenteral nutrition has no effect on outcomes in
cancer patients.
A.True
B.False

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