What is another name for TPN?
Parenteral nutrition, often called total parenteral nutrition, is the medical term for infusing a specialized form of food through a vein (intravenously).
What TPN means?
Total parenteral
Total parenteral (pronounced pa-ren-ter-ull) nutrition is often referred to as TPN for short. TPN is intravenous or IV nutrition. This means that if your child is on TPN, he or she is getting all of his or her nutrition – total nutrition- intravenously or through an IV.
What is the other name of total parenteral feeding?
Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN), also known as intravenous or IV nutrition feeding, is a method of getting nutrition into the body through the veins. In other words, it provides nutrients for patients who do not have a functioning GI tract or who have disorders requiring complete bowel rest.
What are the side effects of TPN?
Possible complications associated with TPN include:
- Dehydration and electrolyte Imbalances.
- Thrombosis (blood clots)
- Hyperglycemia (high blood sugars)
- Hypoglycemia (low blood sugars)
- Infection.
- Liver Failure.
- Micronutrient deficiencies (vitamin and minerals)
What is parenteral contact?
Parenteral exposure is defined as subcutaneous, intramuscular or intravenous contact with blood or other body fluid of an HIV-1 infected individual, but not mucocutaneous contact.
What is the medical definition of parenteral?
Parenteral: Not delivered via the intestinal tract. For example, parenteral nutrition is feeding that is delivered intravenously.
What is in TPN formula?
TPN is made up of two components: amino acid/dextrose solution and a lipid emulsion solution (see Figure 8.9). The solution may also include medication, such as insulin and heparin. The amino acid/dextrose solution is reviewed and adjusted each day based on the patient’s blood work.
What is TPN in nursing?
Total parenteral nutrition (TPN) must be considered when the patient is malnourished and unable to obtain nutrients through the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, either orally or through enteral feedings, or when the patient is in a hypercatabolic state and requires additional nutrition to aid in healing.
What are 3 complications associated with parenteral nutrition?
Complications Associated with Total Parenteral Nutrition
- Dehydration and electrolyte Imbalances.
- Thrombosis (blood clots)
- Hyperglycemia (high blood sugars)
- Hypoglycemia (low blood sugars)
- Infection.
- Liver Failure.
- Micronutrient deficiencies (vitamin and minerals)
What is the most common complication of parenteral nutrition?
TPN requires a chronic IV access for the solution to run through, and the most common complication is infection of this catheter. Infection is a common cause of death in these patients, with a mortality rate of approximately 15% per infection, and death usually results from septic shock.
Why is TPN bad?
Unfortunately, it can cause potentially fatal complications. TPN infusion results in impairment of gut mucosal integrity, enhanced inflammation, increased cytokine expression and trans-mucosal bacterial permeation.