Total parenteral nutrition (TPN) provides all the nutrients and calories a person needs directly through a vein. TPN is used when someone can't eat or absorb nutrients through their stomach and intestines.
Total parenteral nutrition (TPN) is a method of feeding that bypasses the gastrointestinal tract. A special formula given through a vein provides most of the nutrients the body needs. The method is used when someone can't or shouldn't receive feedings or fluids by mouth, or can't have a feeding tube placed into the stomach or intestine.
Parenteral nutrition (PN), or intravenous feeding, is the feeding of nutritional products to a person intravenously, [1] bypassing the usual process of eating and digestion. The products are made by pharmaceutical compounding entities or standard pharmaceutical companies. [2][3] The person receives a nutritional mix according to a formula including glucose, salts, amino acids, lipids and ...