Praktische aspecten van parenterale voeding thuis bij patiënten met benigne en patiënten met maligne aandoeningen

– We describe the experience with 14 consecutive patients who were treated with home parenteral nutrition for benign (9 patients) or malignant (5 patients) disease. The technique and organization are described. In 179 months of treatment 4 episodes of catheter related sepsis were documented (0.29 episodes per year of treatment). Other complications were thrombosis of the axillary vein (1 patient) and repeated occlusions of the subclavian catheter (1 patient).

The problems of home parenteral nutrition related to the nature of the underlying disease are discussed.