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Home Parenteral Nutrition Program (HPN)

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Getting ready for home parenteral nutrition

Home Parenteral Nutrition Program patients require intravenous (IV) or parenteral nutrition (PN) and hydration support at home. The following resources will explain to patients and their caregivers what they need to know about the usage and proper maintenance of their central or PICC lines.

General parenteral nutrition

  • About home parenteral nutrition
  • About home parenteral nutrition (Spanish)
  • Your home parenteral nutrition team
  • Glossary
  • Feeding your child
  • Feeding your child (Spanish)
  • Traveling with home parenteral nutrition: your checklist
  • Prevention of central line-associated bloodstream infections
  • Food and beverage diary
  • Food and beverage diary (Spanish)

Optimize your discharge experience

  • Program caregiver learning checklist
  • Pre-discharge briefing
  • Boston Children's Hospital Home Parenteral Nutrition Facebook Group
  • Post-discharge telemedicine visit
  • Traveling with PN
  • Traveling with PN (Spanish)
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Children with Intestinal Failure: Preparing for Matriculation

See our handouts on preparing children with intestinal failure for matriculation.

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Contact the Home Parenteral Nutrition Program 617-355-6439
Fax 617-730-4633
Pager 617-355-6000, #3226
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