A cross-sectional study on the use of parenteral nutrition presciptions in patients with cancer in a tertia-ry hospital

VernacularTitle:某三级甲等医院院肿瘤患者肠外营养处方使用情况的横断面调查
Author: Qi XIANG ; Zhigang LI ; Shuo DING ; Yan CHANG ; Yanru SHI
Keywords: parenteral nutrition; prescription; prescription analysis
From: Chinese Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2017;25(2):99-103
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To investigate the application of the parenteral nutrition prescriptions for tumor patients in a tertiary hospital .Methods In this cross-sectional study , the parenteral nutrition prescriptions of all tumor inpatients in a tertiary hospital were collected from May to June in 2015 .The general data of patients who had used parenteral nutrition , the types of parenteral nutrition products , as well as the ratio of energy to ni-rogen ( E/N) , glucose/lipid ( G/L) ratio, non-protein energy to nitrogen ratio , and liquid volume were recor-ded and analyzed .Results Parenteral nutrition prescriptions were collected from 528 patients and showed high irrationality.The nutrient insufficiency rate was nearly 58.3%.The E/N (100:1 ~200:1) accounted for 32.3%and the G/L ( 1:1 ~2:1 ) 20.6%.Conclusions The rational application of parenteral nutrition should be a priority in clinical settings .A clinical nutrition supporting team may be established in tertiary hospi-tals to guide the appropriate use of parenteral nutrition .