Home Care Pediatrics
Home parenteral nutrition is a life sustaining therapy for some pediatric and adult patients.
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Home Parenteral Nutrition is a life sustaining therapy1
The goal of HPN includes preventing or treating undernutrition and/or dehydration, helping a patient become fit for surgery, reducing gastrointestinal symptoms like diarrhea or vomiting, reducing abdominal pain caused by oral or enteral feeding and improving the quality of life.3
PN solutions optimized for pediatric patients
PN formulations for children should provide sufficient nutrients not only for the maintenance of body tissues but also for growth.19