Second, the generalizability of the benefit shown in the earlier trials has been questioned because of the early use of parenteral nutrition. 4–6,18 Subsequent randomized, controlled trials have ...

Therapy Insight: Parenteral Estrogen Treatment for Prostate Cancer-A New Dawn for an Old Therapy Jeremy Ockrim; El-Nasir Lalani; Paul Abel Disclosures Nat Clin Pract Oncol. 2006;3 (10):552-563. 0 ...

Parenteral Opioid Shortage — Treating Pain during the Opioid-Overdose Epidemic Author: Eduardo Bruera, M.D. Author Info & Affiliations Published July 18, 2018 N Engl J Med 2018;379: 601 - 603 ...

This titrate-up and taper-down controversy stems from concerns regarding the potential for hyperglycemia upon initiation of total parenteral nutrition (TPN) and for hypoglycemia upon ...

Evidence-based recommendations on the serial transverse enteroplasty procedure (STEP) for bowel lengthening in parenteral nutrition-dependent children. This involves cutting and stapling the bowel in ...

Patients with clinical evidence of mild to moderate dehydration and a liquid oral intake less than 1,000 mL/day were randomly assigned to receive either parenteral hydration with 1,000 mL (treatment ...

We randomly assigned 129 patients with cancer from six hospices to receive parenteral hydration (normal saline 1 L per day) or placebo (normal saline 100 mL per day) daily over 4 hours. The primary ...