What is Total Parenteral Nutrition?
Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) is pharmacological therapies where nutrients, vitamins,
electrolytes and medications are delivered via the venous route to those patients
whose gastrointestinal tract is not functioning and are unable to tolerate enteral
nutrition. TPN is an effective means of sustaining life and promoting recovery in
critically ill patients incapable of ingesting, absorbing or assimilating nutrients.
Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) often require nutrition support.
Infants who are critically ill and cannot be breastfed are started on TPN that is
planned meticulously from Day one of life itself.
What is KIMAYA TPN?
Kimaya TPN is a software for TPN calculation. It works as an aid to help neonatologists
calculate the nutrient requirement for neonates quickly and accurately. TPN calculations
are also saved for future reference. Errors are avoided by validations that are
built into the software. Kimaya TPN can also print reports for hospital records
and labels which can be stuck on TPN bottles.
Who should use KIMAYA TPN?
Kimaya TPN should be used only by neonatologists, trained nutritionists and experts
in Total Parenteral Nutrition. Though this software is used primarily in the NICU,
it can also be used in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU).