In which situation would home total parenteral nutrition be an appropriate means for maintaining adequate nutrition status?

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Home total parenteral nutrition would be appropriate for an individual with chronic intestinal obstruction as this condition can prevent adequate absorption of nutrients through the gastrointestinal tract. Dysphagia and neurological impairment affecting the esophagus would require alternative methods to manage nutrition such as enteral nutrition or modified diets. Head and neck cancer may require interventions such as surgery or radiation but may not necessarily require total parenteral nutrition.

In Which Situation Would Home Total Parenteral Nutrition Be an Appropriate