subject: Specialized nutritional support for critically ill patients [print this page] In some cases, parenteral feeding can also be combined with enteral feeding to meet the food requirements. When there is no food given by other routes it is termed as total parenteral nutrition (TPN). However, if these feeds are given for a very long duration, provided inappropriately, or without proper precautions, they may lead to severe adverse side-effects.
Specialized nutritional support for critically ill patients
