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Patients who require individualized nutrition support are followed as inpatients by the Nutrition Support Team and as outpatients in the Malnutrition Clinic.

Nutrition Support Team

The adult nutrition support team is a collaborative Medical/Surgical program that provides consultative services to VUMC patients who receive total parenteral nutrition (TPN). Occasionally patients are sent home from the hospital on TPN or tube feedings. These patients may be followed in the Malnutrition Clinic.

Malnutrition Clinic

The malnutrition clinic provides intensive nutritional care to undernourished patients suffering from short bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, malabsorption, fistulas, radiation enterits, bowel obstruction, ischemic bowel disease, and eating disorders. A physician or nurse practitioner nutrition specialist works closely with a dietitian and pharmacist to offer nutrition assessment, individualized interventions, and follow-up monitoring. Routine care and follow-up are offered for patients who require home TPN.

Visit our Malnutrition Clinic page for more information.

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