[Peripheral parenteral feeding during the postoperative stage (preliminary report)].

In various test series, the quantitative requirements for a parenteral basic nutrition of patients after moderately severe surgical trauma were investigated. The best results were achieved with a balanced infusion solution providing 1,800 kcal (greater than or equal to 7,540 kJ) and 75 g of amino acids (TPE 1800) per patient and day. A lower supply of amino acids and calories is obviously uneconomic. The solution was well tolerated also when it was infused via peripheral veins.