Evidence Brief: Use of Intradialytic Parenteral Nutrition (IDPN) to Treat Malnutrition in Hemodialysis Patients [Internet]

Review
Washington (DC): Department of Veterans Affairs (US); 2018 Mar.
VA Evidence Synthesis Program Reports.

Excerpt

The ESP Coordinating Center (ESP CC) is responding to a request from the Veterans Affairs Renal Field Advisory Committee for an evidence brief on the use of Intradialytic Parenteral Nutrition (IDPN) for the treatment of malnutrition among hemodialysis patients. Findings from this evidence brief will be used to develop recommendations on the use of IDPN in the treatment of Veteran hemodialysis patients with malnutrition.

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Grants and funding

Prepared for: Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Quality Enhancement Research Initiative, Health Services Research & Development Service, Washington, DC 20420 Prepared by: Evidence-based Synthesis Program (ESP), Coordinating Center, Portland VA Health Care System, Portland, OR, Mark Helfand, MD, MPH, MS, Director