TPN ADMINISTRATION IN THE TRAUMA PATIENT

Updated 1/26

What is TPN?

TPN means Total Parenteral Nutrition.
It is a type of nutrition which is given

intravenously. This topic continues here.

Learn more about : Sepsis

The surgical patient is at risk for infection, related to
  surgical intervention.

- Paralytic ileus may occur .

- Hypothermia due to fluid loss and bodily exposure
  during surgery. Hypothermia increases the body's need
  for oxygen and possibly may lead to a cardiac event.

 Warming measures are necessary.

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Dehydration on a long flight
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

An intravenous infusion may be started in a peripheral
site or a central line site.

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IV assessment