Evaluation of survival outcomes in patients receiving palliative home parenteral nutrition: a retrospective observational study.

ABSTRACT: Intestinal failure in advanced malignancy is most commonly due to mechanical bowel obstruction. Palliative home parenteral nutrition (HPN) is an option for such patients to meet their nutritional needs. However, there are limited data on overall survival and predictive factors. This study aimed to evaluate the survival of patients receiving palliative HPN and the impact of patient factors on survival. This is a single-centre retrospective observational study of patients referred for palliative HPN from 1 January 2020 to 19 November 2024 at the Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Demographic, nutritional and medical data were analysed. Survival rates were compared using Kaplan-Meier curves and Cox regression. 84 patients were referred and 77 were discharged with HPN (median

SUBMITTER: Fan KH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12366573 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature