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APRIL 8, 2024

ASPEN Surveys Shine Light on PN Issues For Providers, Patients

By Marcus A. Banks
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Jay Mirtallo, RPh

Jay Mirtallo, RPh, MS, has cared for adults with nutrition needs for almost 50 years. In that time, he has gathered plenty of anecdotal evidence that nutrition support in the United States is fragile. Now there are data to support that view, thanks to newly completed surveys from the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN).

“The patients don’t complain, but almost half of them have experienced nutrient deficiencies in the past