Fascicolo monotematico "La Nutrizione Artificiale"
A welcome support for the child and his family: the home artificial nutrition
Antonella Lezo
1SSCVD Dietetica e Nutrizione Clinica, Presidio OIRM-S.Anna, Città della Salute e della Scienza, Torino
The Home Artificial Nutrition (HAN), both enteral or parenteral, is rising rapidly in children and adults. It is the unique alternative to hospitalization for patients that cannot be fed orally allowing their reintegration in the family and social life. Achieving the HAN standards of care helps reducing costs, complications rate, prolonging survival and improving the quality of life.