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
[ Syn: total parenteral nutrition , tpn , hyperalimentation ]
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
[ Syn: total parenteral nutrition , tpn , hyperalimentation ]