Parenteral Nutrition | intravenous feeding

Parenteral nutrition (PN) is the process of giving someone their nutrition intravenously. It is given when someone’s digestive tract isn’t working properly so they can’t get their energy/nutrient/fluid needs enterally (via the GIT).

Today we will discuss:

• What is in the PN bags?
• Why someone might need PN
• What are the complications

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(This isn’t individual medical advice, please use your own clinical judgement and local guidelines when caring for your patients)