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Administration of medication and nutrients: Parenteral nutritional therapy as main medical treatment

You have been fed directly through a large blood vessel.

You have been given fluid and special nutrition directly through a tube in a blood vessel. So your body should have enough nutrients and vitamins.

Additional indicator

If necessary, additional letters are appended to OPS codes to indicate which side of the body is affected.

  • L: Left
  • R: Right
  • B: Both sides

Further information

Note

Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the OPS code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.

Source

Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).