hyperalimentation
medicine
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Hyperalimentation, also known as total parenteral nutrition (TPN), is a medical method of administering nutrients intravenously to patients who cannot ingest food through their digestive tract. This process provides essential nutrients like salts, glucose, amino acids, lipids, and vitamins directly into the bloodstream. It is a crucial intervention when patients are unable to eat or absorb sufficient nutrition orally or through enteral feeding tubes. This technique was first documented in 1962.12
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