Parenteral nutrition consensus report from KEPAN

Abstract

Objectives: Medical nutrition therapy is one of the core components of patient management, although its implication is still limited in Daily practice globally. Clinicians are in need of guidance that will ease the application of medical nutrition therapy. The pre- and post-graduate curriculum for medical nutrition therapy is limited in most regions, worldwide. A report that is short, clear, and having clear-cut recommendations that will guide the primary healthcare professionals in indications, choice, practical application, follow-up, and stopping parenteral nutrition (PN) would facilitate the application and success of medical nutrition therapy. KEPAN is the Clinical Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition Society of Turkey and is an active member of the European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN).

Method: In this study, we present the KEPAN PN consensus report on optimal PN use in medical nutrition therapy as outlined by the works of academicians experienced in the clinical application of PN (nine working group academicians and 10 expert group academicians).

Results: This report provides 22 clear-cut recommendations in a question-answer format.

Conclusions: We believe that this report could have a significant impact on the optimum use of PN in the context of medical nutrition therapy when clinicians manage everyday patients.

Keywords: Clinical decision-making; Consensus; Expert report; Follow-up; Parenteral nutrition.