The administering of nutrients for assimilation and utilization by a patient who cannot maintain adequate nutrition by enteral feeding alone. Nutrients are administered by a route other than the alimentary canal (e.g., intravenously, subcutaneously).

Annotation

for nourishment: differentiate from FLUID THERAPY (to replace fluids) or ENTERAL NUTRITION or INFUSIONS, PARENTERAL (a method of administering drugs & chemicals); coordinate IM with disease / ther (IM), not / diet ther

DUI

D010288 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0015939

History note

92; was PARENTERAL FEEDING 1966-91

Online note

use PARENTERAL NUTRITION to search PARENTERAL FEEDING 1966-91

Public note

92; was PARENTERAL FEEDING 1966-91