total parenteral nutrition

Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Acronyms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.

total parenteral nutrition

n. Abbr. TPN

The administration of nutrients by intravenous feeding, especially to individuals unable to ingest food through the digestive tract. Also called hyperalimentation.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Switch to new thesaurus

Noun

total parenteral nutrition - 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

hyperalimentation, TPN

alimentation, feeding - the act of supplying food and nourishment

Mentioned in ?

References in periodicals archive ?

Early postoperative enteral nutrition improves gut oxygenation and reduces costs compared with total parenteral nutrition. Crit Care Med 2001; 29(2): 242-8.

FEEDING JEJUNOSTOMY AS A LIFELINE FOR ESOPHAGEAL MALIGNANCIES

Frequency of early complications following esophagectomy for esophageal cancer in patients receiving perioperative total parenteral nutrition. JPMI 2011; 25:127-32.

FREQUENCY OF COMPLICATIONS FOLLOWING TRANS HIATAL ESOPHAGECTOMY FOR ESOPHAGEAL CARCINOMA WITH OR WITHOUT FEEDING JEJUNOSTOMY

Spriggs, "Chemotherapy and total parenteral nutrition for advanced ovarian cancer with bowel obstruction," Gynecologic Oncology, vol.

Malignant Bowel Obstruction in Advanced Gynecologic Cancers: An Updated Review from a Multidisciplinary Perspective

Serafimoski, "Total parenteral nutrition in treatment of patients with inflammatory bowel disease," Prilozi, vol.

Perioperative Care of Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Focus on Nutritional Support

Though it is clear that long-lasting Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) or total "gut rest" brings no benefits, questions about whether there is no need for "gut rest" at all and whether oral re-feeding is better in the very early phase of AP are being asked.13 This paucity of data is a serious concern for lot of physicians.

Efficacy of early oral refeeding in patients of mild acute pancreatitis

The investigators hypothesized that chylous fistula can be managed by a combination of octreotide and peripheral total parenteral nutrition (TPN).

Conservative management of postoperative chylous fistula with octreotide and peripheral total parenteral nutrition

Severe lactic acidosis due to thiamine deficiency in a patient with B-cell leukemia/lymphoma on total parenteral nutrition during high-dose methotrexate therapy.

B-cell lymphoma, thiamine deficiency, and lactic acidosis

Currently, intestinal transplantation (ITx) is offered to patients with irreversible IF and total parenteral nutrition (TPN) failure in which survival on TPN is compromised [2, 5, 6].

Choice of Allograft in Patients Requiring Intestinal Transplantation: A Critical Review

Due to concerns about abdominal distention and feeding intolerance, total parenteral nutrition (TPN) was initiated on hospital day three.

Thiamine Deficiency Leading to Refractory Lactic Acidosis in a Pediatric Patient

Administration of total parenteral nutrition does not impair long-term oncological outcomes, but negatively affects long-term bowel function after extended pelvic lymph node dissection, radical cystectomy, and urinary diversion.

What's new in bladder cancer research?

The company offers chronic drug therapies from unaffiliated manufacturers through its network of 34 pharmacies, for conditions such as autoimmune disease and hemophilia, as well as acute infusion therapies including antibiotics and total parenteral nutrition.