People are sometimes not able to get enough nutrition by mouth or through tube feeding in order to satisfy their nutritional requirements. In some of these cases, Parenteral Nutrition is used to deliver nutrition directly into the bloodstream. When delivered in the home, this is often referred to as Home Parenteral Nutrition.
We recently created the infographic below to help readers learn more about how parenteral nutrition works, how it is administered, and provide links to other parenteral nutrition resources that are available.
