Training and monitoring patients on home parenteral nutrition (HPN) Learning objectives –Understand the importance of training and monitoring patients.

Training and monitoring patients on home parenteral nutrition (HPN)

• Learning objectives– Understand the importance of training and monitoring

patients on home parenetral nutrtion– Learn about common practice on training and

monitoring• Summary Home parenteral nutrition is a lifesaving treatment for patients

with chronic intestinal failure. It is a complex, expensive treatment with risk of serious complications, that can be prevented if the patients are given the relevant knowledge and technical skills (1). When discharged from hospital with HPN, patients will need to be monitored in order to cope with the problems arising. Most often, monitoring of anthropometry and biochemistry is carried out by the specialised teams in hospital at intervals of about 3 months for the stable patient (2). Studies of training and monitoring practice are needed.

Refrences, links• Slide from

course• Santarpia et

al, Clin Nutr (PDF file)

• Slide from course

1. Santarpia et al, Clin Nutr

2. Slides from course

Training patients for HPN

• Training objectives• The European practice• Selection of patients for HPN• The teaching program• How to teach the patients ?• Where are patients trained for HPN?• Monitoring the skills• Guidelines• Conclusions

Training objectives

• Patients or relatives able to manage procedures safely

• Learn about complications and how to handle

• Low rate of complications

• To obtain the best quality of life

Teaching practice in Europe

• Questionnaire based study

• 51 centres in 7 countries

• Range 0-95 patients on HPN, 63 % of centres < 10 patients

• Contraindication criteria

• Teaching

• GuidelinesHome parenteral nutrition (HPN) teaching practice in EuropeA. Micklewright. A.A. Prins, F. Bozzett!2, X. Hebuterne, J.M. Moreno Villares, M. Pertkiewicz, L. Pironi, M. Staun, P. Thul A. Van Gossum and the HAN-W group, Clin Nutr 2002; 21, 42, abstract.

Selection of patients for HPN

• Criteria to exclude patients in 62 % of centres– Intellect (33%)– Physical disability (24 %)– Social situation, education (25%)– Underlying disease (18%)– Age (16%)

Home parenteral nutrition (HPN) teaching practice in EuropeA. Micklewright. A.A. Prins, F. Bozzett!2, X. Hebuterne, J.M. Moreno Villares, M. Pertkiewicz, L. Pironi, M. Staun, P. Thul A. Van Gossum and the HAN-W group, Clin Nutr 2002; 21, 42, abstract.

The teaching program

The European survey reported the following:• Catheter care (100%)• Preventing and recognising complications (98%)• Most common mistakes (92%)• Pump care (92%)• Managing complications (90%)• Adding vitamins (55%)• Bag preparation (50%)• Intravenous medication (50%)

Home parenteral nutrition (HPN) teaching practice in EuropeA. Micklewright. A.A. Prins, F. Bozzett!2, X. Hebuterne, J.M. Moreno Villares, M. Pertkiewicz, L. Pironi, M. Staun, P. Thul A. Van Gossum and the HAN-W group, Clin Nutr 2002; 21, 42, abstract.

The impact of HPN training

• Group A – Oral instruction, two sessions ’hands on’– 91 port-a-cath, 26 tunnelled cath.

• Group B– Detailed instruction theoretical and

practical, written material etc– 68 port-a-cath, 45 tunnelled cath

• Fewer infections in B (p<0.001)

Santarpia L, Pasanisi F, Alfonsi L, et al. Clin Nutr. 2002;21:207-11.

How to teach the patients ?

• Written manuals with photographic instructions

• Videotapes

• Interactive programs– ‘HPN-school’ with demonstrations, hands

on and exercises by patients/relatives and community nurses

– PC-based ?

Teaching the patient in the ward

Where are the patients trained for HPN?

• At the ward of the discharging hospital– Involving the nutrition team– By far the most common procedure

according to survey data

• At home– By the team as an outgoing service– By a home care agency

Monitoring skills

• Aim– Quality of life – Reduce rate of complications

• Monitoring skills– When readmitted– Periodic surveys– Following the occurrence of complications

Guidelines training

• The survey showed– 96% of centres had guidelines for training– 26 % had local guidelines– Guidelines based on national standards in

some centres

Home parenteral nutrition (HPN) teaching practice in EuropeA. Micklewright. A.A. Prins, F. Bozzett!2, X. Hebuterne, J.M. Moreno Villares, M. Pertkiewicz, L. Pironi, M. Staun, P. Thul A. Van Gossum and the HAN-W group, Clin Nutr 2002; 21, 42, abstract.

Training conclusions

• Practice varies between centres– Training at hospital / home

• Current practice based on local experience and guidelines

• Prospective studies of different training regimens are warranted

Monitoring patients on HPN

• Monitoring goals

• Monitoring practice of HPN patients in Europe

• Guidelines

• Conclusions

Why monitoring HPN patients ?

• Quality of life

• Manage complications– Line infections– Mechanical problems– Thrombosis– Metabolic problems– Depression, social life

Monitoring practice in Europe

• Questionnaire based study in 2002

• 42 centres in 8 countries

• Experience 2-30 years, 0-125 patients

• 934 patients, 90% non-malignant disease, 54% on HPN > 1 year

Wengler, A. Micklewright, X. Hebuterne, F. Bozzetti, M. Pertkiewicz, J. Moreno, L. Pironi, P. Thul, A. Van Gossum and M. Staun and The ESPEN HAN Working Group. Clin Nutr 2003;22:s87

Where HPN patients are monitored

• The specialised unit monitored 73%

• Local hospital 12%

• GP 11%• Home care

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• Responsibility was assigned to one person in 90 % of centres

• Physician 60%• Nurse 33%

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Intervals between monitoring visits

• 60% of centres at 3 months intervals

• 25% at 0-1 month interval

• 15% at longer intervals

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Guidelines monitoring HPN

• No official European guidelines available

• The 2002 survey on monitoring:– 66% of centres had some kind of guidelines– Centres had used input from National health board

or clinical nutrition society– Locally developed guidelines most common

Wengler, A. Micklewright, X. Hebuterne, F. Bozzetti, M. Pertkiewicz, J. Moreno, L. Pironi, P. Thul,

A. Van Gossum and M. Staun and The ESPEN HAN Working Group. Clin Nutr 2003;22:s87

Summary and conclusion for monitoring HPN

• Monitoring usually at discharging hospital – Access to specialised team

• Intervals between visits vary, being on average 3 months– The unstable patient needs more attention

• Biochemistry, anthropometry at all visits– Trace elements, vitamins and BMD occasionally

• Official guidelines for monitoring not available– Prospective studies warranted