Expediting Transition to Home Parenteral Nutrition With Fast-Track Cycling.

Background: Delivery of home parenteral nutrition (PN) is typically cycled over 12 hours. Discharge to home on PN is often delayed due to potential adverse events (AEs) associated with cycling PN. The purpose was to determine whether patients requiring long-term PN can be cycled from 24 hours to 12 hours in 1 day instead of 2 days without increasing the risk of PN-related AEs.

Type and prevalence of adverse events during the parenteral nutrition cycling process in patients being prepared for discharge.

Background: The mechanism for cycling parenteral nutrition (PN) varies from institution to institution. However, the types and frequency of adverse events (AEs) involved with this process are not well understood.

Purpose: To determine the type and prevalence of AE in patients during PN cycling and identify factors associated with the occurrence of AEs.