Mental capacity and nutritional decision-making intersect in brain injury, dementia, and end-of-life cases. A dietitian expert witness can address best interests assessments, artificial nutrition decisions, and the standard of care in capacity-affected patients.
Errors in total parenteral nutrition and home parenteral nutrition management are a serious cause of patient harm. A dietitian expert witness can assess whether PN prescribing, monitoring, and management met accepted clinical standards and whether failures caused harm.
