What is NuTRIflex lipid special?

What is NuTRIflex lipid special?

NuTRIflex Lipid special without Electrolytes contains fluids and substances called amino acids and fatty acids that are essential for the body to grow or to recover. It also contains calories in the form of carbohydrates and fats.

What is NuTRIflex?

Nutriflex Peri: Supply of amino acids, glucose, electrolytes and fluid in the parenteral nutrition of patients in states of mild to moderate catabolism when oral or enteral nutrition is impossible, insufficient or contraindicated.

How do you use Nutriflex Lipid Peri?

The maximum rate of infusion is 2.5 ml/kg body weight per hour, corresponding to 0.08 g amino acids/kg body weight per hour; 0.16 g glucose/kg body weight per hour; 0.1 g lipid/kg body weight per hour. For a patient weighing 70 kg this corresponds to an infusion rate of 175 ml per hour.

How do you administer NuTRIflex?

This medicine will be administered to you by intravenous infusion (drip), that is, through a small tube directly into a vein. It can be infused into smaller (peripheral) veins or larger (central) veins. Before infusion the solution must always be brought to room temperature.

Can TPN be done at home?

TPN can be administered in the hospital or at home and is most often used for patients with Crohn’s disease, cancer, short bowel syndrome or ischemic bowel disease.

How do you use NuTRIflex Lipid Peri?

Why is total parenteral nutrition used?

Parenteral nutrition, often called total parenteral nutrition, is the medical term for infusing a specialized form of food through a vein (intravenously). The goal of the treatment is to correct or prevent malnutrition.

Can you eat food while on TPN?

Your doctor will select the right amount of calories and TPN solution. Sometimes, you can also eat and drink while getting nutrition from TPN. Your nurse will teach you how to: Take care of the catheter and skin.