[Clinical and laboratory evaluation of the efficacy of parenteral nutritional support in malnourished elderly].

The study was carried out on twenty nine geriatric patients with malnutrition of variable aetiology. The effectiveness of a temporary parenteral nutritional supplement was evaluated both clinically and by means of some metabolic indexes: nitrogen balance, serum albumin, blood electrolytes, acid-base parameters, hemocytometry. The treatment was devoid of metabolic complications, and promoted a positive nitrogen balance as well as clinical improvement in most patients.