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Common Complications Associated with Parenteral Nutrition in Adults

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Hyperglycemia<br />

Prevention and Management<br />

• Identify and remove offend<strong>in</strong>g agents<br />

• Provide dextrose at appropriate rate<br />

– ≤ 4 mg/kg/m<strong>in</strong><br />

– Decrease TPN rate<br />

• Adm<strong>in</strong>ister more calories as fat<br />

• Add <strong>in</strong>sul<strong>in</strong> to TPN<br />

– 1 unit/10g dextrose for nondiabetics<br />

– 1 unit/ 5g dextrose for diabetics

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