Why the study?
Does total parenteral nutrition improve muscle function in malnourished patients?
Population
Patients and healthy controls, including a prospective cohort of 11 malnourished patients with abnormal…
Comparison
Total parenteral nutrition vs Pre-treatment baseline / healthy controls
Design
Cohort
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Suggests early muscle recovery with TPN; hypothesis-generating and requires randomized confirmation before practice change.
Does total parenteral nutrition improve muscle function in malnourished patients?
Muscle function studies of the adductor pollicis are sensitive and specific indicators of malnutrition that normalize with total parenteral nutrition.
Brough et al. (1986) studied this question.
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