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Vol. Nº 12 · Critical Care · Edition 2026

The Enteral & Parenteral Nutrition Handbook

ICU and ward dietitian toolkit — enteral feed selection, PN prescribing, refeeding syndrome, tube management, monitoring, and 35 blenderised tube-feed-compatible recipes.

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Feed the sickest patients correctly. From EN access choice to PN composition and refeeding syndrome stratification. ICU, surgical and ward dietitian protocols built on ESPEN ICU + ASPEN Safe Practices + NICE CG32 + SCCM + BAPEN.

Who it's for

ICU dietitians, surgical dietitians, hospital clinical nutrition teams, home-EN and home-PN coordinators, nutrition support MDTs.

What's inside

Clinical Guide — indications for EN vs PN, enteral access choice (NG, NJ, PEG, PEJ, SJ), feed types (polymeric, semi-elemental, elemental, disease-specific), feeding regimens (bolus, intermittent, continuous, cyclical), PN composition (amino acids, lipid emulsions, micronutrients), PN compatibility and lipid rules, refeeding syndrome risk stratification (NICE/ASPEN), trophic feeds, post-pyloric feeds, gastric vs small-bowel access, combined EN + PN, complication management (diarrhoea, reflux, blocked tube, line sepsis, refeeding), paediatric considerations, home nutrition transition, monitoring schedule.

Patient Handout Pack — 12 handouts including home tube feeding basics, blocked tube action plan, feed storage and handling, bolus vs pump feeds, medication through a tube, going home with TPN, travelling with home EN, managing diarrhoea, skin care around a PEG/jej site, and emergency contact plan.

Recipe Collection — 35 blenderised, tube-feed-compatible real-food recipes — with grams protein, mL volume, and kcal per serving.

Evidence base

ESPEN ICU and clinical nutrition guidelines, ASPEN Safe Practices, NICE CG32, SCCM nutrition guidance, BAPEN standards.

What you save

The risk of a wrong feed. A refeeding protocol you can present to pharmacy and medical colleagues, with the rationale written next to every threshold.

Format & delivery

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