Parenteral Nutrition in Patients with Acute Renal Failure Treated by Continuous Arteriovenous Hemofiltration

Only few patients with complicated acute renal failure (ARF) can be sufficiently and safely fed enterally. The main problems of enteral feeding are compiled in Table 1. Especially in cases with shock, unconsciousness, stomach or intestinal bleeding, diarrhea, large fluid losses, or metabolic disorders, enteral nutrition is problematic for various reasons [23, 33].