Currently, preemies in a neonatal intensive care unit are fed by IV, receiving a drip-drop handmade blend of nutrients that doctors call total parenteral nutrition, or TPN.

Average costs were $1207 per patient on TEN compared with $1968 per patient on TPN ( P =.24). After sensitivity analysis, the average cost of TEN was $1012 compared with $1968 for TPN ( P =.04).

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After 4 wks of IV Solu-Medrol and TPN, IV CyA 160 mg BID (6 mg/kg/day) was begun. Plasma Cy by HPLC was 200 ng/ml. At one week, stools decreased and gross bleeding subsided.

Mount Washington Pediatric Hospital also provided clinical support for the implementation of a Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) IV formula, as well as generously donating the TPN to the Zoo.