Pediatric home IV nutritional therapy

Abstract

This is the second article in this issue that addresses pediatric IV therapy, which is one of the fastest-growing services in the IV therapy field. Twenty percent of home parenteral care patients are children. As technologic advances are developed, more children will be treated at home. The authors discuss many issues that are pertinent to all IV therapy for children, but they ultimately focus on parenteral nutrition. Discussions of safety issues, caregivers, and developmental concerns, and a venous access chart are all included.