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Nutrition at Home


Photo: enteral nutrition at home


Enteral nutrition at home

Until recently, people dependent on enteral nutrition had to be hospitalized for weeks or even months. Today they can often return to their homes after just a few days in hospital thanks to the success of our Home Care concept, which is based on the following four pillars:
  • Effective transition from inpatient to outpatient care
  • Special enteral nutrition solutions
  • Easy-to-use feeding pump systems
  • Care from our own highly qualified and specially-trained nursing staff
Enteral nutrition is administered to patients who cannot swallow or suffer from illnesses in the mouth and throat that prohibit eating. The same applies to extreme malnutrition that jeopardizes the healing process. Feeding through a thin tube is possible for months without a problem. Relatives also often receive training so they can help with the feeding.

Parenteral nutrition outside the clinic

Patients who must be fed parenterally, i.e. intravenously, often no longer require hospitalization and are increasingly able to receive treatment outside the clinic. Fresenius Kabi offers comprehensive services for outpatient parenteral nutrition. In recent years, thousands of patients have relied on this form of treatment.

For more information, please visit the homepage of Fresenius Kabi