Vnitr Lek 2025, 71(5):E13-E18

Options for artificial nutrition in a home setting

Michal Šenkyřík1, Petr Wohl2, Pracovní skupina pro domácí parenterální výživu při Společnosti klinické výživy metabolické péče
1 Interní gastroenterologická klinika Fakultní nemocnice Brno
2 Institut klinické a experimentální medicíny, Praha

Home artificial nutrition allows the administration of specialized nutritional products for the purpose of treatment and/or nutrition in the home environment. Home enteral nutrition is a widely available modality, involving sipping and administration of enteral formulas into a tube or through a specially acesses into the gastrointestinal tract. Home parenteral nutrition is a method performed in specialized centers, mainly in patients with chronic intestinal failure. It allows the administration of parenteral nutrition or hydromineral substitution through long-term vascular access. The administration of nutritional support in the home environment reduces the economic costs of hospitalization and improves the quality of life of patients.

Keywords: home artificial nutrition, home enteral nutrition, home paenteral nutrition, intestinal failure, sipping, tube feeding, vascular access.

Accepted: August 25, 2025; Published: September 18, 2025  Show citation

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