Clinical Nutrition in Common System of Nutrition and Therapeutic Care. Part 1 - Introductionto Clinical Nutrition, Parenteral Nutrition

Overview

The authors introduce a survey of some present knowledge on the problem of clinical nutrition. The knowledgeof the changes in the organism during short-term and long-term starvation is summarized. The attention is paidto practical results of research studies, which extend the possibilities of using some amino acids, fats and othercompounds for clinical nutrition. The authors pay particular attention to parenteral clinical nutrition, itsadministration and preparation. The survey presents preparations of clinical parenteral nutrition (except basicinfusion solutions), which are available in the Czech Republic and recommendations of their selection accordingto age categories and character of the disease in the child patients, where clinical nutrition is necessary.

Key words:
energy reserves in the organism, clinical nutrition, parenteral nutrition, child age