Nutritional Support
| Definition: |
The administration of nutrients for assimilation and utilization by a patient by means other than normal eating. It does not include FLUID THERAPY which normalizes body fluids to restore WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE. |
| Notes: |
GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics |
| Also Called: |
Artificial Feeding |
| Previously Indexed: |
Enteral Nutrition (1969-1994),Parenteral Nutrition (1966-1994) |
Nutritional Support Definitions and Terms
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