Tag: Short term nutritional support

According to the American Academy of Family Physicians, nutrition support therapy is the provision of formulated nutrients to restore or maintain nutritional status, and for short-term needs, the strategy depends on a patient's underlying condition and gastrointestinal function. Choosing the right method is crucial for patient recovery and preventing malnutrition, which is why understanding what is used for short-term nutritional support is so vital.

According to a study published in the *European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy*, most patients in a cohort received peripheral parenteral nutrition (PPN) for the duration recommended by international guidelines, with the average duration being 4.43 days. This form of intravenous nutrition is specifically used for patients who require temporary and partial nutritional support when oral or enteral feeding is insufficient.