Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition

The recognition that nutritional neglect can occur in modern hospital practice has led to the establishment of a nutrition team in several centres. The formation of such a team at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford has enabled an evaluation and improvement of feeding techniques to be carried out and has developed an invaluable co-operation between doctor, nurse, pharmacist, dietitian and biochemist. In this book, a title in the Pocket Consultant series, a broad approach has been applied to the nutritional therapy of the vulnerable patient and the aim has been to promote an increased awareness of the nutritional care of all patients and encourage the reader to view parenteral nutrition within the full range of feeding possibilities. This new second edition has been expanded to include a section on paediatrics.