At what times should parenteral nutrition/infusion therapies be administered?
Our body cells work around the clock, which is why the parenteral solution can also be administered during the night. Nightly applications have shown to have a positive affect on the uptake of nutrition and fluids during the daytime. Nightly application can however increase the need of having to go to the toilet.
If a full 24-hour cycle is not needed for the nutrition infusion, you can use and plan any infusion-free hours for optimal use (job, walks, shopping, recreation etc.).
The duration of the infusion depends largely on your energy and nutritional needs, and the parenteral infusion products needed as a result of your needs.
Each cell of your body can only cope with a certain amount of nutrients per hour, which is why your hourly-infused nutrition level needs to be attuned to your metabolism and your body weight.
Important patient notice
For your own wellbeing and in order that the nutrients be used optimally, the dosage (infusion amount and duration) should be adhered to.