The problem, she suspected, was the intravenous nutrition.
Among his specialties were metabolism during surgery, intravenous nutrition and breast surgery.
However, the person may require intravenous nutrition, a blood transfusion, and/or oxygen replenishment.
Check the level of ammonia in a person receiving high-calorie intravenous (IV) nutrition (hyperalimentation).
Another treatment option is intravenous or parenteral nutrition.
Over the next two weeks he made a slow clinical improvement and required blood transfusion and intravenous nutrition.
He's not eaten in three days and there's only so much intravenous nutrition can do.
We are waiting for digestive function to return so he does not need intravenous nutrition any longer.
GH has also been used experimentally in patients with short bowel syndrome to lessen the requirement for intravenous total parenteral nutrition.
For severe diarrhea, the patient may need intravenous fluids or other forms of intravenous nutrition.