Parenteral Nutrition Support in China and Its Modern Trends

Parenteral mutrition support (PN)is one of the most important achievements in surgical science and practice of the last 40 years.From 1971,clinical applications of PN have spread from Beijing and Shanghai to Nanking,Tianjin,and to other big cities throughout the country.Over the past decade,clinical and laboratory research activities have also expanded from what once only a few medical colleges to encompass many medical centers.