Jpen Parenter Enter
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Jpen Parenter Enter · Mar 1998
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study Clinical TrialEffect of parenteral medium- and long-chain triglycerides on lymphocytes subpopulations and functions in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: a prospective study.
Total parenteral nutrition (TPN) may offer significant clinical benefit in malnourished patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). However, the immunologic effect of parenteral lipids remains unknown in these severely immunodepressed patients. ⋯ Parenteral ternary mixture containing LCT or LCT/MCT are clinically well tolerated in AIDS patients over 6 days. With 2 g/kg/d of lipids, LCT seems to induce significant abnormalities in lymphocyte function. Such abnormalities are not observed with LCT/MCT.
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Jpen Parenter Enter · Nov 1997
Multicenter StudyOutcome of cancer patients receiving home parenteral nutrition. Italian Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (S.I.N.P.E.).
Indication for home parenteral nutrition (HPN) in cancer patients is controversial because intestinal failure and malnutrition are often only two of the many problems found in such patients that may deserve priority of treatment. ⋯ Our study demonstrated a positive effect of HPN on nutritional status and quality of life in patients who survived > 3 months and suggests that HPN should be avoided when Karnofsky performance status is < 50.