Nutrition in Wound Healing
Resource to help raise awareness of the role of nutrition in wound healing
Addressing Malnutrition
Addressing Malnutrition - Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN)
Total Parenteral Nutrition is the administration of a nutritional solution into the superior vena cava or other main vein. The solution consists of glucose, proteins, vitamins, minerals and fat and should be considered as a means of enabling the individual to meet their full nutritional requirements (Anderson, Keith, Novak and Elliot, 2002).
TPN should be considered if the gastro-intestinal tract is non-functioning (Kemp, 2001).
What type of patients may have non-functioning gastro-intestinal tracts?
