Intravenous nutritional products

What are Intravenous nutritional products?

Intravenous nutritional products are also called parenteral nutrition. They supplement oral food intake. Partial parenteral nutrition provides only part of the patient’s daily nutritional requirements. Total parenteral nutrition provides all of the patient’s daily requirements. Intravenous nutritional products are given to severely malnourished patients, such as those who are having chemotherapy and radiation therapy.

Intravenous (IV) nutrition provides fluids and nutrients directly into the blood through a. catheter. catheter. A flexible tube used to carry fluids into or out of the body.

Parenteral nutrition means feeding intravenously (through a vein). “Parenteral” means “outside of the digestive tract.” Whereas enteral nutrition is delivered through a tube to your stomach or the small intestine, parenteral nutrition bypasses your entire digestive system, from mouth to anus.

IV nutrition—also known as intravenous nutrition therapy—is the administration of nutrients directly into the bloodstream through a vein. This type of therapy is used to deliver a high concentration of nutrients that the body needs to function properly.

Because the IV fluids bypass the digestive system, you can feel the effects of the nutrients faster than if you took an oral supplement. Vitamin IV therapy can be a way for those with serious digestive conditions to absorb the necessary nutrients to live a full and healthy life.

Examples include normal saline, which is salt in water, and D5W, which is dextrose (sugar) in water. Another example is lactated Ringer’s, which contains sodium, chloride, potassium, calcium and lactate. It’s used for aggressive fluid replacement.