Micronutrients in parenteral nutrition: too little or too much? The past, present, and recommendations for the future.

Buchman, Alan L; Howard, Lyn J; Guenter, Peggi; Nishikawa, Reid A; Compher, Charlene W; Tappenden, Kelly A · Gastroenterology · 2009

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Abstract

This research workshop in 2009 grew out of a concern in the United States, Europe, and other countries with advanced medicine that it was time to revisit the parenteral requirements for a number of micronutrients. Critical questions sought to be answered included the following: Were there micronutrients not routinely added that should be part of a parenteral nutrition (PN) formula? Were other micronutrients present but in inappropriate amounts? How are various micronutrient requirements altered in the critically or chronically ill?

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