Principles for Good Practice: Presented to the Seventh Clinical Congress of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral
Nutrition, Washington, DC
Description:
In this speech Koop recounted his contributions to improving the delivery of enteral nutrition (the delivery of nutrients
in liquid form directly into the stomach when oral intake is made impossible by a medical condition) and of parenteral nutrition
(delivered intravenously), first in the context of nutrition research he conducted at the University of Pennsylvania during
World War II, then as a pediatric surgeon faced with the challenge of feeding newborns with a range of birth defects that
impeded the intake of food. He also reflected on the process by which physicians weigh costs, risks, and benefits in converting
new medical procedures, such as total parenteral nutrition, from experimental technique to standard medical practice.
Number of Image Pages:
19 (1,258,881 Bytes)
Date:
1983-01-24 (January 24, 1983)
Creator:
Koop, C. Everett
Rights:
This item is in the public domain. It may be used without permission.
Subject:
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH):
Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Polyethylene
Community Health Services
Parenteral Nutrition
Exhibit Category:
Reproduction and Family Health
Relation:
"Principles for Good Practice: Presented to the Seventh Clinical Congress of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral
Nutrition, Washington, DC" [Reminiscence] (2003)
"Principles for Good Practice: Presented to the Seventh Clinical Congress of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral
Nutrition, Washington, DC" [Reminiscence] (2003)