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Total Parenteral Nutrition

Total Parenteral Nutrition is utilized to provide complete nutrition when oral means are not possible due to disease process. It can be a short-term or long-term therapy, depending on diagnosis.

Patients must have long-term venous access device in place.
Administered utilizing pump.
Labs ordered by physician based on clinical response. Lab frequency typically decreases as patient becomes less acute.
First dosing in the home not desirable due to frequent laboratory monitoring required with initiation of TPN.

Indications/Candidates for TPN

Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Massive Bowel Resection
Intestinal Obstruction
Short Bowel Syndrome
Motility Disorders
Crohn's Disease
Ulcerative Colitis
Enteritis
Mesenteric Infarction
Hirschprung's Disease
Malabsorption Disorders