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Table 3.

Measurable cost benefits of a nutrition support team

Less inappropriate PN (avoided PN episodes)^*

Less catheter related sepsis (and central vein thrombosis)

Less blood testing

Fewer PN bags wasted

Less PEGs inserted³⁰

Faster rate of insertion and thus faster patient discharge

But may in practice be cancelled out by more appropriate PN given for longer and more jejunal feeding tubes being inserted.

EN, enteral nutrition; PEGs, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy; PN, parenteral nutrition.