Evaluation of parenteral nutrition / 肠外与肠内营养

ABSTRACT

American doctor Koretz and his colleagues have collected the documents on randomized control test(RCT) of total parenteral nutrition(TPN) during past 30 years since 1974.With stringent standard,Dr.Koretz et al performed the Meta-analysis to evaluate the efficacy of TPN.This article summarized the result of Koretz's Meta-analysis and also reviewed the efficacy of TPN on some special clinical conditions such as acute pancreatitis,HIV infection,respiratory disease,burns,home TPN et al.The result couldn't determine the curative effect of TPN.TPN is usually not recommended to be routinely applied on hospital patients,but applicable to selective patients.