intravenous feeding
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Definition
Noun: - The administration of nutrients directly into a vein: A medical procedure where a sterile liquid solution containing essential nutrients (such as glucose, amino acids, vitamins, and electrolytes) is delivered into a patient's bloodstream via a catheter inserted into a vein. This is used when a person cannot obtain adequate nutrition through the digestive system.
Usage
This term is used in formal and medical contexts to describe a specific clinical therapy. - It is often abbreviated as IV feeding. - The procedure is typically supervised by healthcare professionals in a hospital or clinical setting.
Examples
- Noun:
- The patient, unable to swallow after surgery, required intravenous feeding for a week.
- Prolonged intravenous feeding carries a risk of infection at the catheter site.
- The doctor ordered intravenous feeding to ensure the comatose patient received adequate nutrition.
Advanced Usage
- "to be on intravenous feeding": to be receiving nutrients via this method.
- The premature infant was on intravenous feeding until it could suckle properly.
Variants and Related Words
- IV therapy (n): A broader term for administering any substance (medications, fluids, or nutrients) intravenously.
- Parenteral nutrition (n): A more technical synonym encompassing all forms of feeding that bypass the gastrointestinal tract, including intravenous feeding.
- Hyperalimentation (n): An older, more specific term for intravenous feeding providing high-calorie nutrition.
Synonyms
- Parenteral nutrition: Nutrition provided intravenously.
- IV nutrition: Informal term for intravenous feeding.
Related Phrases
- Central line feeding: A type of intravenous feeding where nutrients are delivered into a large central vein, often used for long-term therapy.
- Peripheral intravenous feeding: A type where nutrients are delivered into a smaller, peripheral vein, often used for short-term needs.
Noun
- administration of nutrients through a vein