parenteral alimentation
parenteral feeding

Parenteral feeding does not use the stomach or intestines to digest food.

Janet Gannon, a dietician for the society, said those most at risk are patients receiving what is called parenteral feedings.

Tube feedings are usually well tolerated, pose less risk to the patient than parenteral feedings, and are more cost effective.

Concentrating on nutritional depletion, he also shed light on its effects on amino acid metabolism and its correction by parenteral feeding.

The parenteral feedings are decreased by small amounts over time until they can be stopped, or as the patient is changed over to enteral or oral feeding.

Initially, treatment is similar to that for patients with thermal burns, and continued care can only be supportive (e.g. IV fluids and nasogastral or parenteral feeding) and symptomatic (e.g. analgesic mouth rinse for mouth ulcer).