Glossary -- Introduction -- historical background and current challenges -- General Background -- seriousness of malnutrition -- nutritional assessment -- indications for nutritional intervention -- psycho-social considerations -- providing and managing a parenteral nutrition service -- the role of the nutritional support teams -- general recommendations -- Nutrients -- energy -- carbohydrates -- amino acids -- lipids -- fluid and electrolytes -- iron, minerals and trace elements -- vitamins -- Delivering PN -- PN regimens -- Home parenteral nutrition -- indications for home PN -- family requirements -- training -- going home -- follow up -- Monitoring -- monitoring investigations -- Venous access and administration of PN -- venous catheterisation -- Complications -- common central venous catheter complications -- intestinal failure associated liver disease (IFALD); parenteral nutrition associated cholestasis -- refeeding syndrome -- Appendices -- diagnosis and management of CRBSI -- Investigations