Total Parenteral Nutrition (Noun)
Meaning
Administration of a nutritionally adequate solution through a catheter into the vena cava; used in cases of long-term coma or severe burns or severe gastrointestinal syndromes.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The patient was placed on total parenteral nutrition to ensure they received adequate nutrients while their digestive system recovered from the severe gastrointestinal syndrome.
- Total parenteral nutrition was administered to the comatose patient through a central venous catheter to meet their nutritional needs.
- The burn victim required total parenteral nutrition to support their recovery and promote wound healing.
- The doctor ordered total parenteral nutrition for the patient with a severe case of Crohn's disease who was unable to absorb nutrients through the digestive system.
- Total parenteral nutrition was used to support the patient's nutritional needs while they underwent treatment for a severe case of pancreatitis.